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Letter from the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dear Fellow Stockholders, On behalf of ADT's Board of Directors, I look forward to welcoming you to our 2025 Annual Meeting. 2024 was a historic year for ADT as we celebrated our 150th anniversary. With our simplified and refocused business model centered on the security and smart home business, we have delivered strong financial results including a record-high recurring monthly revenue balance, record customer retention, and very strong cash generation. We also continued to invest in ADT's future, including the launch of our proprietary ADT+ platform which enables unique and differentiated customer offerings such as Trusted NeighborTM. At our core, we remain focused on our customers, with a strategy anchored on innovative offerings, unrivaled safety and a premium best-in-class customer service experience. As we look to the rest of 2025 and beyond, our primary objective is to connect and protect our customers through our offerings in smart home and residential security. With our team of nearly 13,000 highly experienced and customer-centric professionals, best-in-class technologies and service delivery, strong partnerships, unrivaled scale, and iconic brand, we are uniquely positioned to continue our success. |
Over the past year we have continued to strengthen our Board of Directors, welcoming four new independent members - Our mission is designed to deliver superior results for all stakeholders - our investors, employees, partners, customers, and the communities we serve. On behalf of our Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, |
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PROPOSAL 3- APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO THE AMENDED AND |
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Election of directors |
Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers |
Approval of an amendment and restatement to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors |
Approval of an amendment and restatement to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to create a stockholder right to call a special meeting |
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
When Where Virtual Meeting Who Can Vote at the Annual Meeting All stockholders of record at the close of business on Date of Mailing We are mailing a notice of the Annual Meeting (and, for those who request it, a paper copy of this proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy) to our stockholders on or about |
Record Date Close of business on How to Vote If you are a stockholder on the record date, you may vote by following the instructions for voting in the Notice. If you receive paper copies of these proxy materials, you can vote by completing, signing and dating the proxy card you received from us and returning it in the enclosed envelope, or any of the means below. You may also vote via the Internet by following the instructions for voting in the Notice. If you vote online, by phone or by mailing in a proxy card, you or your legally appointed proxy may still attend the Annual Meeting. |
We are pleased to announce that the Company will conduct its Annual Meeting on the indicated date and time by live audio webcast in lieu of an in-person meeting. The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board") believes this meeting format will enhance and facilitate attendance by providing convenient access for all of our stockholders. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, vote and submit your questions during the meeting by visitinghttps://www.proxydocs.com/ADTand vote online by visitinghttps://www.proxypush.com/ADT. We have planned and designed the meeting to encourage stockholder participation, protect stockholder rights, and promote transparency. Dated: By order of the Board of Directors Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
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By Mail You can vote by mail by marking, dating, and signing your proxy card or voting instruction form and returning it in the postage-paid envelope. By Internet You can vote your shares online atwww.proxypush.com/ADT. |
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on The Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting (the "Notice"), Proxy Statement, and 2024 Annual Report and the means to vote by Internet are available atwww.proxypush.com/ADT. |
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PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
PROPOSAL 1 Election of Directors The Board of Directors recommends that the Common Stockholders voteFORthe re-election of the Class II directors as set forth in this proxy statement. |
Directors of the Company currently hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders following their election and until the election and qualification of their successors. Under the Company's amended and restated bylaws (the "Bylaws") and amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the "A&R Certificate of Incorporation"), the Board of Directors can change the number of directors comprising the entire Board of Directors so long as the number is not more than 15. The Board of Directors currently consists of 13 directors. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, we are seeking stockholder approval to declassify our Board of Directors, as described in Proposal 3 -Amendment and Restatement to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors. If that proposal is approved, starting in 2026 directors up for election will stand for election to serve one-year terms and the full Board of Directors will stand for annual election starting in 2028.
All of the nominees are members of the current Board of Directors. If any nominee for election to the Board of Directors should be unable to accept their nomination or election as a director, which is not expected, your proxy may be voted for a substitute or substitutes designated by the Board of Directors, or the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors may be reduced in accordance with the Company's Bylaws and A&R Certificate of Incorporation.
Directors will be elected by the holders of a plurality of the voting power of the holders of our Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote for the election of such directors. Withholding authority to vote your shares with respect to one or more director nominees will have no effect on the election of those nominees. Broker non-votes will also have no effect on the election of those nominees. Under our A&R Certificate of Incorporation, Class B Common Stockholders are not entitled to vote for the election of directors.
Proposal 1 is for the re-election of each of
The Board of Directors recommends that the Common Stockholders voteFORthe re-election of each of the Class II directors as set forth in this proxy statement.
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DIRECTOR SKILLS, BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
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The Board of Directors recommends that the Common Stockholders vote FORthe re-election of the nominees for Class II directors listed below. |
Class II Directors
The term of the following four Class II directors will expire at the Annual Meeting. Messrs. Coleman, Smith, Winter, and
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Class III Directors
The term of the following five Class III directors will expire at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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The term of the following four Class I directors will expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Embracing the End of Controlled Company Exception
Our Common Stock is listed on the
As a result, NYSE rules required that by
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Director Independence
No director qualifies as independent unless the Board of Directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company). The Board of Directors broadly considers all relevant facts and circumstances relative to independence and considers the issue not merely from the standpoint of the director, but also from the viewpoint of persons or organizations with which the director has an affiliation. Material relationships can include commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable, and familial relationships (among others). In accordance with NYSE listing standards, the Board of Directors considers the following categorial standards of director independence, according to which independent directors:
The Board of Directors has determined that
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Gartland,
The Board of Directors is responsible for providing oversight for the Company's Risk Management programs. As part of its oversight function, the Board regularly reviews the Company's credit and liquidity positions, as well as its operations, and the risks associated with each. Additionally, the Board, through the Audit Committee, takes an active role in oversight of ADT's Enterprise Risk Management ("ERM") program. The Board's evaluation of the Company's ERM practices is an ongoing process, with a comprehensive review conducted on an annual basis followed by quarterly updates as necessary or appropriate. Management has developed a comprehensive ERM program based on the 2017 COSO ERM Framework. As part of this framework, management solicits the views and expertise of senior executives from across the Company, conducts external research on industry and general trends, and utilizes third-party risk consulting services. The Company's Vice President of Risk, Governance, and Internal Audit provides a comprehensive review of ADT's ERM program, including a review of the Company's
The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to employee compensation plans and arrangements, and the Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the management of financial risks, which also more broadly encompasses enterprise risk management, including compliance, cybersecurity, privacy and related risks. While each committee is responsible for evaluating certain risks, and overseeing the management of such risks, the entire Board of Directors is regularly informed through committee reports about such risks. The Company also has a designated Chief Compliance Officer who reports to the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company. The Chief Compliance Officer provides quarterly reports to the Audit Committee.
Our Board of Directors does not currently have a policy as to whether the roles of Chair of our Board of Directors and of the CEO should be separate. Our Board of Directors believes that the Company and its stockholders are best served by maintaining flexibility to determine whether the Chair and CEO positions should be separated or combined at a given point in time in order to provide appropriate leadership for the Company at that time. Currently, our President and CEO,
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among non-management directors. As more fully described in our Board Governance Principles, the Lead Independent Director role also includes the following authority and responsibilities, among others:
The Company understands that no single approach to board leadership is universally accepted and that the appropriate leadership structure may vary based on several factors, such as a company's size, industry, operations, history and culture. Accordingly, our Board of Directors, with the assistance of the
We believe that our current Board of Directors leadership structure is appropriate and serves the interests of the Company and its stockholders based on the Company's specific facts and circumstances at this time. In reaching this conclusion, we considered, among other things, the composition and diverse skill-set of the Board of Directors, the tenure of the directors with the Company and their overall experience in the business and working with the Chairman, President and CEO, the executive management group, and the ability of the Board, as currently constituted and managed, to ask challenging questions and further develop the Company's strategic vision. We also considered the Company's risk oversight policies and practices to promote more focused and sustained attention to critical areas. These policies and procedures permit and encourage each member to take an active role in all discussions, while also being designed to ensure that different committees develop specific subject matter risk expertise and have focused oversight responsibilities and the ability to act quickly if necessary in their corresponding areas. Our Chairman, President and CEO currently serves on the Executive Committee. We believe
We will continue to review the appropriateness of these Board and risk oversight systems and structures. If we determine that we should change our leadership structure, we will provide prompt notice to our stockholders, as required under the circumstances.
In fiscal 2024, the Board of Directors held seven meetings. During the past fiscal year, each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors, and of the committees on which he or she served, held during the time period such director was a member of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has four committees:
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Each of these committees operates under written charters which are available at the Company's website athttps://investor.adt.com/governanceby opening the "Governance" tab, clicking on "Governance Documents," and clicking on the name of the respective committee charter. Committee charters are also available in print upon the written request of any stockholder. The current committee membership of our Board of Directors is as follows:
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Audit Committee
In fiscal 2024, the Audit Committee held eleven meetings. During 2024, until October, our Audit Committee consisted of
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Audit Committee has the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties and to form and delegate authority to subcommittees.
Executive Committee
In fiscal 2024, our Executive Committee (the "Executive Committee") consisted of Messrs.
Compensation Committee
In fiscal 2024, the Compensation Committee held four meetings. During 2024, until June, our Compensation Committee consisted of
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Members of the Compensation Committee during 2024, included
During 2024, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors, or as a member of the compensation committee or similar committee, of another entity that has one or more executive officers who served on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee at the same time.
Except as described in the section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions" below, none of the members of the Compensation Committee had or has any relationships with us that are required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
Identifying and Evaluating Candidates for the Board of Directors
In considering possible candidates to serve on the Board of Directors, the
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has in place Board Governance Principles which are considered when reviewing and evaluating candidates for the Board of Directors.
In addition, our Board Governance Principles address over-boarding and in order to provide sufficient time for informed participation in their Board responsibilities, any non-management directors who are employed as the CEO of a publicly traded company are required to limit their external directorships of other public companies to one; non-management directors who are otherwise executive officers of a public company are required to limit their external directorships of other public companies to one; non-management directors who are not fully employed are required to limit their external directorships of other public companies to three; and our CEO is required to limit his service on other public company boards to no more than two.
Stockholders may recommend director candidates for consideration by the
Each such recommendation must be sent to the Secretary of the Company at
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Conduct
Our Board of Directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics (the "Code of Conduct") that applies to all of our directors, officers, and employees, and is intended to comply with the relevant listing requirements for a code of conduct as well as qualify as a "code of ethics" as defined by the rules of the
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We have Board Governance Principles that address significant issues of corporate governance and set forth procedures by which our managers and Board of Directors carry out their respective responsibilities. The principles are available for viewing on our website athttps://investor.adt.com/governance. We will also provide the Board Governance Principles, free of charge, to stockholders who request them. Such requests should be directed to our Secretary at
Corporate Responsibility and Respect for Our Communities
We recognize the importance of corporate responsibility and community engagement with a focus toward sustainable initiatives that serve a corporate purpose and are aligned to our long-term strategy.
We track our sustainability initiatives in internal annual and periodic reporting. Since 2021, we have published a report to our website to provide an annual update to our stakeholders on progress made towards our commitment to sustainability. We have continued to include disclosure of our corporate responsibility initiatives in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and we plan to publish our 2024 Corporate Impact Report to our website, which will include as an appendix our 2024 Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Index Report. These reports can be found on our investor relations website athttps://investor.adt.com/sustainability.
Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors
The non-management directors of the Company meet in executive sessions without management on a regular basis. Under the Company's Board Governance Principles, the Lead Independent Director has authority to call and lead non-management director sessions.
Apollo Approval of Certain Matters and Rights to Nominate Certain Directors
Although funds affiliated with or managed by Apollo no longer beneficially own a majority of our outstanding common stock, Apollo has, pursuant to its stockholders agreement with us, certain approval rights as long as it beneficially owns at least 25% of our Common Stock. These approval rights allow Apollo to exert significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of Directors, amendments of our A&R Certificate of Incorporation, and certain corporate transactions. Apollo also has, pursuant to its stockholders agreement with us, the right to nominate a certain percentage of the directors on our Board, as long as it beneficially owns at least 5% of our Common Stock. See "Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions - Stockholders Agreement".
CompensationRisk Assessment
We believe that the performance goals and incentive plan structures generally established under the Company's executive, annual and long-term incentive programs would not contribute to excessive risk-taking by our senior executives or employees. The approved goals under our incentive programs are consistent with our financial operating plans and strategies, and these programs are discussed and reviewed by the Compensation Committee. The Company's compensation systems are balanced, rewarding both short-term and long-term performance, and its performance goals are team-oriented, with an individual component, and include measurable factors and objective criteria. The Compensation Committee is actively engaged in setting compensation programs, policies, and practices, monitoring those programs, policies, and practices during the year and using discretion in making adjustments to such programs, policies, and practices, as necessary to reflect the actual performance of the Company. As a result of the procedures and practices described above, the Compensation Committee believes that the Company's compensation programs, policies and practices for its employees do not encourage risk-taking that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. This conclusion is based on a risk assessment that was performed by management in conjunction with
Stockholders and other interested parties desiring to communicate directly to the full Board of Directors, a Committee of the Board, the Lead Independent Director, independent directors as a group, or an individual director, may do so in writing addressed to the attention of the intended recipient(s), c/o Secretary,
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Director, the Chair of the relevant Committee or the individual Board member to whom a communication is directed. All communications received that relate to the Company's accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the Chair of the Audit Committee unless the communication is otherwise addressed. Other communications received will be forwarded as appropriate to the relevant director or directors. Those items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board or its Committees may not be provided to the Board by the
Director Attendance at Annual Meeting
The Company encourages all of our directors to attend each Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ten of our directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The names of the current executive officers of the Company (and their respective ages as of the date of this proxy statement) are set forth below. Each of our executive officers is re-appointed annually by our Board of Directors.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Compensation Committee determines the compensation of our executive officers, and considers, adopts, reviews and revises our executive officer compensation programs, policies, and practices as part of its mandate to determine all components of each executive officer's compensation. Where appropriate, the Compensation Committee may also recommend that any component of executive officer compensation be subject to the review and approval of the non-executive members of the Board. In carrying out these functions, the Compensation Committee regularly consults with its independent compensation consultant, including to obtain a broader market perspective and comparative data, and is empowered to engage any other outside consultants it deems necessary.
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") section of the proxy statement describes in detail the Company's executive compensation philosophy and programs, as well as the compensation decisions made by the Compensation Committee in 2024, with respect to our named executive officers ("NEOs") who, for fiscal year 2024, are listed below.
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Executive Compensation - Compensation Discussion and Analysis Table of Contents
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
2024 Highlights
We delivered strong 2024 results including a record-high recurring monthly revenue balance, record customer retention, and very strong cash generation. These results are a direct result of our durable, resilient, and flexible business model, which is designed to generate strong returns on capital driven through efficient customer acquisition, profitable best-in-class customer service, and enduring customer loyalty and retention. In particular, in 2024, we:
In addition to delivering strong results, we continued to aggressively drive the evolution of ADT to remain the company of choice for current and potential customers looking for the best-in-class smart home security offerings. We advanced key components of this strategy during 2024 by:
To continue to drive these investments in ADT's future, we have significantly reduced our debt over the past few years, and in 2024 we continued to reduce leverage, improve borrowing costs, and strengthen our overall capital structure, as demonstrated by the following accomplishments:
We remain very disciplined with capital allocation and continue to benefit from the enhanced flexibility of our improved capital structure. Importantly, we have also used this flexibility to retuvalue to our stockholders. In early 2024 we announced a 57%
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dividend increase and authorization of a
We remain committed to our strategy to maintain our durable and resilient business model, drivesustainable long-termgrowth, continue strong customer acquisition efficiency, and preserve high customer loyalty and retention. Our strategy is premised on disciplined capital allocation, investments to develop and deliver best in class smart home security offerings, adapting to customer needs and preferences, and, most importantly, ensuring the safety and peace of mind of our customers.
We have aligned our compensation programs with this philosophy, as demonstrated by the performance goals set for our Named Executive Officers by the Compensation Committee to evaluate their performance. These are summarized below for our Chairman, President and CEO, and designed to ensure the interests of our executives are aligned with the interests of the Company to drivesustainable long-termvalue creation for stockholders.
Chief Executive Officer - Performance Goals
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With a focus on the long-term growth strategy of ADT,
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Drove Strategic Differentiators: Innovative Offerings, Unrivaled Safety and Premium Experience
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Executive Compensation Philosophy
The Company's executive compensation program is guided by the following principles:
Pay for Performance. Compensation opportunities are designed to align executives' pay with the Company's performance, with a focus on producing sustainable long-term growth, as well as providing for sufficient flexibility to take into account individual contributions to this performance.
Align Management's Interests with Interests of Stockholders. We believe that management should have a significant financial stake in the Company to align their interests with those of the stockholders and to encourage the creation of sustainable long-term value. Therefore, equity awards make up a substantial component of executive compensation, and our long-term incentive program for executives in 2024 consisted entirely of stock options, so that executives only realize value from the program if stockholders see an increase in the value of their investment.
Attract, Promote and Retain a Talented Management Team. We compete for talent with other companies both smaller and larger, and both in our market and in other industries. To attract and retain talent with the experience necessary to achieve our business goals, compensation must be competitive and appropriately balanced.
To reflect these principles, our executive compensation program has three key elements: base salary, annual cash incentive compensation and long-term equity compensation. We have aimed to ensure that the base salary and target annual incentive levels of each NEO are competitive to retain and appropriately reward our NEOs for their ongoing service and achievements, and the focus we place on equity compensation aligns the interests of management with those of our shareholders and promotes focus on sustainable long-term success.
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The following highlights of our executive compensation program demonstrate how we adhere to our compensation philosophy. Furthermore, each year, our Compensation Committee evaluates each of the elements of our compensation program to ensure it continues to support our compensation philosophy, as well as the compensation philosophy itself, and may make adjustments or changes as it deems appropriate.
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What We Do Not Do |
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Align executive compensation with the interests of the Company's stockholders |
Executive compensation program designed to ensure majority of value is at-risk, over 92% of annual target compensation in the case of our CEO |
No guaranteed pay increases |
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Annual bonus payments determined based on two key financial metrics |
No guaranteed level of annual bonus payouts |
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2024 and 2025 equity awards to executives consisted solely of stock options so executives only recognize value if stockholders see an increase on their investment |
No repricing of underwater stock options |
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Double-trigger change in control provisions |
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Annual say-on-pay vote |
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Avoid excessive risk and promote sustainable growth |
Annual evaluation of risk in compensation programs to ensure mitigation of undue risk |
Cap incentive-based payouts |
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Mix of compensation components (fixed and variable pay, short- and long-term incentives) that encourage focus on both the short- and long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders |
No hedging, pledging or short sales of our stock is permitted by employees or directors(1) |
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Incentive awards with payouts based upon a variety of financial, operational and individual objectives, which minimizes the risk associated with any single performance measure Compensation Committee has discretion to reduce incentive payouts even if goals were achieved |
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Pay Recoupment Policy |
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Adhere to executive compensation best practices |
Independent compensation consultant |
No repricing of underwater stock options |
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Reasonable post-employment/change in control |
No inclusion of the value of equity awards in severance calculations |
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Limited perquisites |
No excise tax gross-ups upon change in control |
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Anti-hedging and pledging policies |
No hedging, pledging or short sales of our stock is permitted by employees or directors(1) |
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Executive and Non-Employee Director stock ownership guidelines |
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Comparison of compensation with those of a broad peer group |
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Fully independent Compensation Committee as of |
Process forDetermining Executive Officer Compensation (Including NEOs)
Role of Compensation Committee and Board of Directors
Our Compensation Committee, which is comprised solely of independent directors, is responsible for, among other things, overseeing our overall compensation structure, policies and programs, including assessing whether our compensation structure results in appropriate compensation levels and incentives for executive management and employees. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for reviewing the goals and objectives for our executive officers, evaluating their performance against these goals and otherwise and for approving the compensation awarded to our executive officers based on such performance. Our Lead Independent Director also will consult with the chair of our Compensation Committee on the performance of the CEO.
In making these determinations, the Compensation Committee considers the input and recommendations of our CEO, other than with respect to himself, including his assessment of individual performance, retention, and succession planning. When appropriate, such
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as when the Compensation Committee is discussing or evaluating compensation for the CEO, the Compensation Committee meets in executive session without management.
In order to carry out these responsibilities, the Compensation Committee receives and reviews materials in advance of each meeting, including benchmark information, historical compensation data, performance metrics and outcomes, and other materials that may be prepared at the request of the Compensation Committee, including by its independent compensation consultant.
In addition to overseeing executive pay, our Compensation Committee is responsible for the approval of equity awards to all of our employees, including grants made to our executive officers, subject to further Board approval where necessary or appropriate. The Compensation Committee also ratifies, from time to time, the authority of our CEO to approve equity grants to our employees who are not executive officers under our Policy and Procedures for Granting Equity-Based Awards, subject to certain other restrictions as set forth in such policy.
Independent Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain, compensate, and terminate an independent compensation consultant and any other advisors necessary to assist in its evaluation of executive compensation.
The Board of Directors retained Pearl Meyer, a compensation consulting firm, as its independent external advisor to assist in its evaluation of executive compensation, and to provide insight and market perspective on our current compensation programs. In selecting Pearl Meyer, the Board of Directors reviewed their independence, including the factors prescribed by the
Role of External Market Data
The Compensation Committee considers a number of factors in determining target total compensation for each of the Company's executive officers (including our NEOs). These factors include position-specific market data, the executive's experience and performance, and internal pay equity. While the Compensation Committee considers the median of the Company's competitive market (including both selected peer companies and the broader competitive market) when evaluating executive compensation, it is only one factor among several, including those noted above, that is taken into consideration. Ultimately, the Compensation Committee uses its business judgment, informed by the experience of the members of the Compensation Committee to determine executive compensation. As a result, the Compensation Committee may approve compensation that is below- or above-median market compensation for specific individuals for a variety of reasons, including:
The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Pearl Meyer, has developed a peer group for use in making compensation decisions. While the Compensation Committee considers the executive compensation data at peer group companies, it is not the sole factor in the decision-making process. The Compensation Committee also considers general industry data from third-party providers in its review of compensation for our executive officers (including our NEOs). Neither the Compensation Committee nor management has any input into the companies included in these general industry surveys. The table below highlights how the companies included in the peer group were chosen, and how the compensation information related to these companies is used.
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How Peer Group Companies are Selected |
How Peer Group Data is Utilized |
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Similar or related industry sector
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Generally focused on business models that generate subscription-based recurring revenue
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Provide a technology-enabled service
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Primarily business-to-consumer (B2C) focused, although companies that are business-to-business (B2B) focused are also considered
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Generally between
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As an input in determining base salaries, annual incentive targets and long-term incentive award targets
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As an input in the design of compensation plans
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To validate whether our executive compensation program is aligned with Company performance
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To inform on market practice regarding the form and mix of equity awards granted to our employees
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The Compensation Committee assesses the peer group periodically to determine whether any significant changes to the business conditions of the Company or any of its peers would warrant any changes to the peer group. In
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2024Advisory Voteon Executive Compensation
At our 2024 Annual Meeting, approximately 99% of the shares voted were cast in favor of our advisory vote to approve the compensation of our NEOs.
We recognize that the business and executive compensation environments continue to evolve, and we are committed to having compensation programs and practices that support our business objectives, promote good corporate governance, and align executive pay with the Company's performance. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the results from this year's and future advisory stockholder votes regarding our executive compensation programs. See "Proposal 2-Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers" for additional information.
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Elements of Executive Compensation
The Company's compensation program consists of three main elements: base salary, annual cash incentives, and equity-based long-term incentives. A significant majority of each NEO's total direct compensation is performance-based and at-risk; in 2024, 91% in the case of our CEO and 48% on average for other NEOs. The Company also provides various benefit and retirement programs. The below provides an overview of the elements of the Company's executive compensation program, a brief description of each compensation element, and the reason for inclusion in the executive compensation program.
2024 Target Compensation
Base Salary |
Annual Incentive |
Long-Term Incentive |
Fixed cash compensation: •
Based on each executive officer's role, responsibilities, competitive market positioning, and individual performance
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To attract and retain top talent with the experience, skills and abilities critical to the long-term success of the Company
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Performance-based incentive cash compensation: •
To recognize individuals based upon their performance against goals and objectives aligned to the delivery of key operational and financial priorities
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To drive Company performance against key financial goals which are aligned to the interests of stockholders
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Equity-Based compensation: •
To directly align the interests of executives with the interests of stockholders
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To support focus on long-term, sustainable Company performance, and to drive retention of top talent
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Other Elements of Compensation: |
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Benefits •
To promote the health, wellness, and well-being of executives and provide a competitive overall compensation package
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Includes medical, dental, and disability plans
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The NEOs are eligible to participate in the same benefit plans applicable to the Company's employee population as a whole
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Retirement Programs •
The NEOs generally are eligible to participate in the same basic retirement plans available to the Company's non-union employee population as a whole
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Includes both a retirement savings plan and a deferred compensation plan
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Limited Perquisites |
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The Company generally believes that providing perquisites to our executives that are not provided to the employee population as a whole is not aligned with stockholder interests and best practices
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As a limited exception, our CEO is provided reimbursement of certain travel and housing expenses each calendar year plus reimbursement for related taxes incurred and certain executives, including the NEOs, are eligible to receive an annual physical examination at the Company's expense
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Additional detail can be found in this section under the heading "Executive Benefits and Limited Perquisites"
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Base Salary
Each NEO is party to an employment agreement or offer letter that provides for a fixed base salary, subject to annual review. The Compensation Committee reviews base salary levels on an annual basis to determine whether the base salary level is appropriate given the NEO's job responsibilities, experience, value to the Company, and market pay level. Base salary levels are also considered in the context of all elements of compensation as a whole. We do not guarantee any base salary increases.
In
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Base Salary |
Base Salary |
Increase % |
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$ |
1,124,786 |
$ |
1,164,154 |
3.50 |
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$ |
731,546 |
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757,150 |
3.50 |
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475,000 |
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491,625 |
3.50 |
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$ |
570,963 |
$ |
590,947 |
3.50 |
% |
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585,237 |
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605,720 |
3.50 |
% |
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569,250 |
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Annual Incentive Compensation
The second component of executive officer compensation is an annual cash incentive based on the Company's performance. Tying a portion of total compensation to annual Company performance permits us to adjust the performance metrics each year to reflect changing objectives and to emphasize those that may be of special importance for a particular year. Through the annual incentive program, we seek to provide an appropriate amount of short-term cash compensation that is at-risk and tied to the achievement of certain annual performance goals.
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For 2024, the target bonus opportunities for our NEOs were as follows:
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Target Bonus |
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100 |
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100 |
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For the 2024 fiscal year, the annual incentive plan (the "2024 AIP") was approved with a design that reflects the Company's focus as a primarily subscriber-based business with significant RMR. The metrics utilized in the 2024 AIP were selected to drive results in those categories that we believed would have the most significant impact on the success of our subscriber-based business. The metrics utilized for the 2024 fiscal year, as well as the respective weightings for each metric, are set forth in the table below. In order to achieve any payout on a metric, a threshold performance level was required to be met, which would result in a 50% payout for that metric. Bonus payouts were also subject to a maximum of 200% of target; performance above maximum would not result in any additional payout. The Compensation Committee seeks to set the targets at a level that is challenging but attainable based on the Company's business plan in order to provide an appropriate incentive, while payouts above target requires over-performance. Thresholds are set to ensure that if performance is below a level that the Compensation Committee deems appropriate, no bonus payment will be made in respect of that metric. In addition, the Compensation Committee retains discretion to adjust the payout levels under the AIP, including to reflect the Company's performance more broadly or an executive's individual performance. The Compensation Committee did not exercise any such discretion under the 2024 AIP.
Performance Metric |
Weighting |
Target |
Actual |
Performance |
Weighted |
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Adjusted EBITDA ($ Millions)(1) |
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% |
$ |
2,577 |
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2,578 |
100.05 |
% |
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% |
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Ending Recurring Monthly Revenue (RMR) ($ Millions)(2) |
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% |
$ |
361.5 |
$ |
359.5 |
99.45 |
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% |
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TOTAL |
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The Company's performance against the metrics presented above resulted in an annual bonus payout to NEOs under the 2024 AIP at 95% of target.
The following table summarizes the calculation of bonuses for fiscal year 2024 paid to each of the NEOs.
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Bonus |
Bonus Target |
Business |
Actual |
Payout as a |
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1,164,154 |
150 |
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1,746,231 |
95 |
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1,658,919 |
95 |
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757,150 |
100 |
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$ |
757,150 |
95 |
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719,293 |
95 |
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491,625 |
80 |
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$ |
393,300 |
95 |
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$ |
373,635 |
95 |
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590,947 |
100 |
% |
$ |
590,947 |
95 |
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561,399 |
95 |
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605,720 |
100 |
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605,720 |
95 |
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575,434 |
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214,635 |
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214,635 |
95 |
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203,903 |
95 |
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Non-GAAP Measures - Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) from continuing operations adjusted for (i) interest; (ii) taxes; (iii) depreciation and amortization, including depreciation of subscriber system assets and other fixed assets and amortization of dealer and other intangible assets; (iv) amortization of deferred costs and deferred revenue associated with subscriber acquisitions; (v) share-based compensation expense; (vi) merger, restructuring, integration, and other; (vii) losses on extinguishment of debt; (viii) radio conversion costs, net; (ix) adjustments related to acquisitions, such as contingent consideration and purchase accounting adjustments, or dispositions; (x) impairment charges; and (xi) other income/gain or expense/loss items such as changes in fair value of certain financial instruments or financing and consent fees.
Long-Term Equity Compensation
The Company's long-term incentive compensation program is designed to provide a significant portion of our executive's compensation opportunity in equity-based instruments. We believe that long-term equity compensation is important to ensure that the interests of our executives are aligned with those of our stockholders, thus promoting value-creation for our stockholders. The annual equity award grant process occurs in conjunction with the Compensation Committee's annual assessment of executive's individual performance and potential and takes into account the competitive compensation landscape. In addition to annual grants, the Company may make equity grants in certain other circumstances, such as for new hires or promotions, or to recognize an individual's extraordinary contributions to the Company.
Our Board of Directors adopted, and our stockholders approved, our 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Omnibus Incentive Plan"), pursuant to which we are permitted to grant awards of non-qualified stock options, incentive (qualified) stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and other stock-based awards as permitted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Omnibus Incentive Plan is designed to align the interests of our management team with those of our stockholders.
2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan Equity Awards
For fiscal year 2024, awards of equity under our annual long-term incentive program (the "2024 LTIP") were delivered to our Named Executive Officers in the form of non-qualified stock options. In determining to grant stock options in lieu of RSUs, which had been the form of the 2023 LTIP grants, the Compensation Committee gave significant consideration to the fact that stock options do not provide
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any value to the executive unless the Company's stock price increases following the grant date of the stock options. Therefore, the Compensation Committee considered that stock options would create a strong incentive for executives to drive increased long-term sustainable stockholder value, more strongly aligning interests of executives with those of our stockholders than in the case of RSUs.
The following table describes the general terms and conditions applicable to stock options under our 2024 LTIP:
Grant Type |
Vesting |
Other Terms & Conditions |
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Stock Options |
Generally, one-third per year, subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date. |
Granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant and expire on the 10th anniversary of the date of grant unless forfeited earlier. |
Target 2024 long-term incentive opportunities for Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, Scott, Smail, and Young, were approved in early 2024.
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Aggregate |
Stock Options |
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$ |
9,652,303 |
3,755,760 |
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$ |
1,835,712 |
714,285 |
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$ |
864,055 |
345,622 |
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$ |
1,184,331 |
460,829 |
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$ |
1,184,331 |
460,829 |
Employment Arrangements
Each of our NEOs is party to an employment agreement, offer letter, or other employment arrangement, which specifies the terms of the executive's employment, including certain compensation levels, and is intended to assure us of the executive's continued employment and to provide stability in our senior management team. The terms of these employment arrangements are described under the heading "Employment Arrangements" which follows the Summary Compensation Table and under the heading "Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control" below.
Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan
All of our NEOs are eligible to participate in the ADT Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan (the "SSRP"), a deferred compensation plan that permits the elective deferral of base salary and annual performance-based bonus for executives in certain career bands. The SSRP provides eligible employees the opportunity to:
Executive Benefits and Limited Perquisites
The Company's executive officers, including the NEOs, are eligible to participate in the benefit plans that are available to substantially all of the Company's employees, including defined contribution savings plans (e.g., the RSIP), medical, dental and life insurance plans
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and long-term disability plans, as well as discounts on the services we provide. Additionally, the Company provides relocation benefits when the Company requires a relocation. None of the NEOs participate in a defined benefit pension plan.
We provide limited perquisites to our NEOs, including an annual executive physical for all of our NEOs.
Severance Benefits
Certain of our current executive officers, including
Severance for our other current NEOs would be pursuant to the terms of their respective employment arrangements. Details with respect to the payments and benefits that would be payable under the employment arrangements are set forth in the section titled "-Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control" below. In the case of
Other Compensation Policies and Practices
Insider Trading Policy and Equity Transaction Pre-Approval
The Company maintains an insider trading policy, applicable to all employees, directors, and the Company itself governing the purchase, sale, and/or disposition of the Company's securities that we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and applicable NYSE listing standards. A copy of the insider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19 to our 2024 Form 10-K.The insider trading policy prohibits the Company's personnel from: (i) buying, selling, donating, or engaging in transactions in the Company's securities at any time while aware of material non-public information about the Company; (ii) buying or selling securities of other companies at any time while aware of material non-public information about those companies that they become aware of as a result of business dealings between the Company and those companies; (iii) recommending to another person that they buy, hold, or sell Company securities; or (iv) disclosing material non-public information to any unauthorized persons outside the Company. Each of the Company's directors and officers who are subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (the "Section 16 Officers"), as well as any member of management who reports directly to the CEO, is required to receive the approval of the Company's Chief Legal Officer prior to entering into any transaction in Company securities. This approval applies to each of our NEOs. Generally, trading by our directors, the Section 16 Officers, and a limited group of other Company employees is permitted only during announced "open window" trading periods that follow the public release of the Company's quarterly earnings. Those who are subject to these trading restrictions, including the NEOs, may enter into a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. These trading plans may be entered into only during an open window and must be approved by the Company's Chief Legal Officer or any designee thereof. These trading plans include a minimum "cooling off" period before the plan becomes effective, and the trading plans may not be amended during their term without the consent of the Company. Directors and employees, including the NEOs, bear full responsibility for any violation of the Company's insider trading policy.
Anti-Hedging and
The insider trading policy maintained by the Company contains a provision which specifically prohibits all Company personnel from engaging in hedging transactions, including buying and selling puts, calls, options or other derivatives in respect of the Company's securities. The insider trading policy prohibits all Company personnel from selling Company securities short.
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Anti-Pledging/Purchases of
The insider trading policy maintained by the Company contains a provision which specifically prohibits all Company personnel from pledging Company securities or purchasing Company securities on margin, provided pledges existing at the time such prohibition was established in
Equity Grant Practices
The Company's practice is to grant annual equity awards to eligible employees on or after the second trading day after financial and other information about the Company has been widely released through a press release, newswire or periodic report filed with the
Pay Recoupment (Clawback) Policy
To encourage sound financial reporting and increase individual accountability, the Company's pay recoupment policy provides that, in addition to any other remedies available to it and subject to applicable law, the Company may recover any incentive compensation (whether in the form of cash or equity) paid by the Company to any current or former executive officer that resulted from any restatement of the reported financial results of the Company or one of its segments, if any, due to material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements (unless due to a change in accounting policy or applicable law) caused or contributed to by such individual's fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence. Our Compensation Committee has the sole discretion to make any and all determinations under this policy and will periodically review this policy to determine whether any changes are warranted.
The Company has also adopted the Incentive Compensation Clawback Policy in order to comply with the compensation recoupment requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act and the NYSE listing requirements (the "clawback rules"). As required by the clawback rules, the Incentive Compensation Clawback policy provides for the recovery, following an accounting restatement, of certain incentive compensation that was erroneously "received" (as defined in the clawback rules) by our executive officers in light of the restatement.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
The Company's stock ownership guidelines help further align the long-term interests of our independent directors and our management with the long-term interests of our stockholders. For purposes of determining an executive's compliance with the guidelines, shares that count toward compliance are actual shares owned and unvested time-based RSUs. No stock options or unearned performance shares count toward guideline achievement. Under these guidelines, certain individuals are required to own equity with a value equal to a multiple of their annual base salary or, in the case of our independent directors, their annual cash retainer, before they can sell any of their shares of Common Stock as follows:
Position |
Multiple of Annual Base |
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CEO |
6x |
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CFO |
3x |
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Executive Officers and CEO Management Direct Reports |
2x |
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CEO Designees |
2x |
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Independent Directors |
5x |
Tax and Accounting Considerations
Section 162(m) of the Code
For income tax purposes, public companies may not deduct any portion of compensation that is in excess of
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(the "Code"). Once an individual becomes a "covered employee" under Section 162(m) of the Code, all current and future compensation to these individuals will remain subject to the limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
These tax effects were only one factor considered by our Compensation Committee when entering into compensation arrangements. Our Compensation Committee believes that it should not be constrained by the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code if those requirements would impair flexibility in compensating our NEOs in a manner that can best promote our corporate objectives. We intend to continue to compensate our executive officers in a manner consistent with the best interests of our stockholders and reserve the right to award compensation that may not be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code where the Company believes it is appropriate to do so.
Section 280G of the Code
Section 280G of the Code disallows a tax deduction with respect to certain payments to executives of companies that undergo a change in control, and Section 4999 of the Code imposes a 20% penalty on the individual receiving "excess parachute payments." Generally, parachute payments are compensation that is linked to or triggered by a change in control and may include, but are not limited to, bonus payments, severance payments, certain fringe benefits, and payments and acceleration of vesting from long-term incentive plans, including stock options and other equity-based compensation. Excess parachute payments are parachute payments that exceed a threshold determined under Section 280G based on the executive's prior compensation.
We do not provide excise tax gross-ups to our NEOs, including those imposed by Section 4999 of the Code. Instead, the employment agreements with Messrs. DeVries, Likosar and Young, each provide for a best-net cutback, whereby if the adverse tax consequences described above were triggered, the executive would receive all relevant payments in full, but subject to the excise tax, or the payments would be reduced to the greatest amount that would not trigger such tax consequences, whichever results in the greater after-tax amount.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
Members of the Compensation Committee:
The Report of the Compensation Committee is not to be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the
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Summary Compensation Table
The information set forth in the following table reflects compensation paid to or earned by the NEOs for fiscal years 2024, 2023 and 2022. The table reflects total compensation earned beginning in the later of fiscal year 2022 or the year an individual first became a NEO.
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Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus(1) |
Stock |
Option |
Non-Equity |
All Other |
Total ($) |
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2024 |
1,153,555 |
- |
3,435,926 |
9,652,303 |
1,658,919 |
243,935 |
16,144,638 |
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Chairman, President and |
2023 |
1,114,546 |
- |
5,977,119 |
- |
1,501,589 |
243,553 |
8,836,807 |
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Chief Executive Officer |
2022 |
1,076,856 |
- |
5,775,000 |
- |
1,733,366 |
241,022 |
8,826,244 |
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2024 |
750,257 |
- |
946,089 |
1,835,712 |
719,293 |
81,680 |
4,333,031 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
President, Corporate Development and |
2023 |
724,886 |
- |
1,149,994 |
- |
851,076 |
86,047 |
2,812,003 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Transformation, and Chief Financial Officer |
2022 |
700,373 |
- |
1,149,999 |
- |
901,887 |
79,620 |
2,831,879 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
487,149 |
864,055 |
373,635 |
240,354 |
1,965,193 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President and |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
585,566 |
- |
- |
1,184,331 |
561,399 |
48,470 |
2,379,766 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President and |
2023 |
565,765 |
- |
749,998 |
- |
355,710 |
56,818 |
1,728,291 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Legal Officer |
2022 |
546,633 |
75,000 |
749,995 |
- |
542,738 |
60,653 |
1,975,019 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
600,206 |
- |
3,773,873 |
1,184,331 |
575,434 |
56,787 |
6,190,631 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President and |
2023 |
579,909 |
- |
749,998 |
- |
520,861 |
67,961 |
1,918,729 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer |
2022 |
560,298 |
- |
749,995 |
- |
721,510 |
6,596 |
2,038,399 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
310,253 |
- |
3,234,749 |
203,903 |
1,146,307 |
4,895,212 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Former Executive Vice President. Solar |
2023 |
564,067 |
- |
749,998 |
506,633 |
8,917 |
1,829,615 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
550,000 |
- |
749,995 |
491,260 |
8,209 |
1,799,464 |
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Summary Compensation Table-All Other Compensation
The components of the "All Other Compensation" column in the Summary Compensation Table for each NEO are shown in the following table.
|
Fiscal Year |
Retirement Plan |
Miscellaneous(2) |
Total All Other |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
132,757 |
111,178 |
243,935 |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
80,067 |
1,613 |
81,680 |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
29,140 |
211,214 |
240,354 |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
47,064 |
1,406 |
48,470 |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
56,053 |
734 |
56,787 |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
7,607 |
1,138,700 |
1,146,307 |
Distributed Shares and Top-Up Options
Prior to our 2018 initial public offering (the "IPO"), each of Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, and Young and
In 2024, following Apollo's ownership level falling below 50%, the Compensation Committee determined that the Legacy Performance Goal for half of the Legacy Awards should be deemed satisfied. In making this determination, the Compensation Committee considered the following: (1) the Legacy Awards were granted over seven years ago with all service-based vesting requirements satisfied; (2) the Distributed Shares have been counted as shares outstanding since the IPO; (3) the holders accomplished many business objectives set forth by the Board during that time; (4) the Legacy Performance Goals were for the benefit of our sole owner at the time they were implemented and who, until shortly before such determination, continued to hold over 50% of our stock and supported this determination; (5) the Company could not unilaterally cancel or modify the Legacy Awards to the detriment of the holders; and (6) the current
In early 2025, Apollo's ownership level fell below 35% and the Compensation Committee, after taking this into consideration, along with the other factors described above and the accomplishments of the Company over the prior year, as partially described in "Compensation Discussion and Analysis - 2024 Highlights", determined that the Legacy Performance Goal for the remainder of the Legacy Awards should be deemed satisfied.
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While no value was actually paid, or additional grants made, to the Named Executive Officers,
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table
The following table shows grants of plan-based awards granted to our NEOs during fiscal year 2024. All numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar or share.
|
Grant |
Approval |
Grant |
Threshold |
Target |
Maximum |
All Other |
All Other |
Exercise |
Grant |
|||||||||||
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
|||||||||||||||
|
2024 AIP |
(3) |
873,116 |
1,746,231 |
3,492,462 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
LTIP-Stock Options |
(4) |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,755,760 |
- |
9,652,303 |
|||||||||||
Acct Mod. Cost |
(5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,435,926 |
|||||||||||||
|
2024 AIP |
(3) |
378,575 |
757,150 |
1,514,300 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
LTIP-Stock Options |
(4) |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
714,285 |
- |
1,835,712 |
|||||||||||
Acct Mod. Cost |
(5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
946,089 |
|||||||||||||
|
2024 AIP |
(3) |
196,650 |
393,300 |
786,600 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
LTIP-Stock Options |
(4) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
345,622 |
- |
864,055 |
|||||||||||||
|
2024 AIP |
(3) |
295,474 |
590,947 |
1,181,894 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
LTIP-Stock Options |
(4) |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
460,829 |
- |
1,184,331 |
|||||||||||
|
2024 AIP |
(3) |
302,860 |
605,720 |
1,211,440 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
LTIP-Stock Options |
(4) |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
460,829 |
- |
1,184,331 |
|||||||||||
Acct Mod. Cost |
(5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,773,873 |
|||||||||||||
|
2024 AIP |
(3) |
107,318 |
214,635 |
429,270 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
Acct Mod. Cost |
(5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,234,749 |
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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Employment Arrangements
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programs, and arrangements of the Company in effect from time to time, in accordance with their terms, including, without limitation, retirement, medical and welfare benefits.
See "Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Elements of Executive Compensation-Annual Incentive Compensation" for additional details regarding the annual cash incentive program for our NEOs and see "Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Elements of Executive Compensation-Long-Term Equity Compensation" for a discussion of the material terms of the equity awards reflected in the "Summary Compensation Table" and the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table."
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2024 Year-End Table
The following table shows equity awards outstanding as of
Option Awards(1) |
Stock Awards |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Grant |
Number of |
Number of |
Equity |
Option |
Option |
Number of |
Market |
Equity |
Equity |
|||||||||||
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
(h) |
(i) |
(j) |
||||||||||||
|
|
(2) |
1,163,560 |
- |
387,853 |
13.30 |
|
809,313 |
5,592,353 |
559,597 |
3,866,815 |
||||||||||
|
(3) |
288,865 |
- |
- |
13.30 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(4) |
1,000,000 |
- |
- |
8.49 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(5) |
1,076,555 |
- |
- |
5.48 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(6) |
1,202,458 |
- |
- |
5.27 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(7) |
- |
- |
3,755,760 |
6.51 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
|
(2) |
1,192,233 |
- |
397,410 |
13.30 |
|
157,474 |
1,088,145 |
573,387 |
3,962,104 |
||||||||||
|
(3) |
131,302 |
- |
- |
13.30 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(5) |
239,234 |
- |
- |
5.48 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(6) |
1,231,762 |
- |
- |
5.27 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(7) |
- |
- |
714,285 |
6.51 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
|
(7) |
- |
- |
345,622 |
6.51 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||
|
|
(5) |
358,851 |
- |
- |
5.48 |
|
102,701 |
709,664 |
- |
- |
||||||||||
|
(6) |
130,562 |
- |
- |
5.27 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(7) |
- |
- |
460,829 |
6.51 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
|
(2) |
1,068,480 |
- |
356,159 |
13.30 |
|
102,701 |
709,664 |
614,637 |
4,247,142 |
||||||||||
|
(3) |
78,781 |
- |
- |
13.30 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(5) |
143,540 |
- |
- |
5.48 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(6) |
1,261,070 |
- |
- |
5.27 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(7) |
- |
- |
460,829 |
6.51 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
|
(2) |
915,840 |
- |
305,279 |
13.30 |
|
102,701 |
709,664 |
526,832 |
3,640,409 |
||||||||||
|
(3) |
78,781 |
- |
- |
13.30 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
|
(6) |
360,306 |
- |
- |
5.27 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
Grant Date |
Vesting Schedule |
||||
|
|
260,434 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) became fully vested on |
||||
|
548,879 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) vest in two equal installments on |
|||||
|
|
51,866 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) became fully vested on |
||||
|
105,608 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) vest in two equal installments on |
|||||
|
|
33,827 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) became fully vested on |
||||
|
68,874 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) vest in two equal installments on |
|||||
|
|
33,827 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) became fully vested on |
||||
|
68,874 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) vest in two equal installments on |
|||||
|
|
33,827 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) became fully vested on |
||||
|
68,874 unvested RSUs (including dividend equivalent units) vest in two equal installments on |
|||||
Stock Vested in Fiscal 2024 Table
The following table sets forth information regarding RSUs and restricted stock that vested during fiscal year 2024. All numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar or share, where applicable.
Option Awards |
Stock Awards |
|||||||||||||||
|
Number of |
Value Realized |
Number of |
Value Realized on |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
1,291,752 |
9,452,173 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
721,089 |
5,286,885 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
93,953 |
685,857 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
708,591 |
5,197,300 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
620,785 |
4,552,804 |
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation for Fiscal 2024
The following table sets forth information related to the non-qualified deferred compensation accounts of our NEOs as of
Executive |
Registrant |
Aggregate |
Aggregate |
Aggregate |
||||||||||||||||
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
||||||||||||||||
|
120,757 |
120,757 |
256,426 |
- |
2,073,399 |
|||||||||||||||
|
68,067 |
68,067 |
424,168 |
- |
1,672,479 |
|||||||||||||||
|
41,309 |
12,638 |
3,511 |
65,403 |
||||||||||||||||
|
35,064 |
35,064 |
58,930 |
515,539 |
||||||||||||||||
|
111,317 |
50,426 |
313,466 |
- |
5,632,191 |
The SSRP is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that operates in conjunction with our RSIP. A participant must designate the portion of the credits to his account that will be allocated among the various measurement funds. If no such designation is made, credits to a participant's account are allocated to one or more measurement funds as determined by the SSRP's plan administrator. Participant notional account balances are credited daily with the rate of retuearned by the applicable measurement fund. The measurement funds for the SSRP are consistent with those funds available under the Company's RSIP.
For fiscal 2024, (i)
The Company made matching contributions equal to 50% of the first 5% of eligible pay contributed by each eligible executive. An additional Company contribution was made in 2024 based on Plan eligibility requirements. Under the terms of the SSRP, eligible executives may elect to defer up to 50% of their base salary and up to 80% of their performance bonus.
A participant is always fully vested in the participant's own contributions and vests in the Company contributions after completing three years of service from the date of hire, subject to full vesting upon death, disability, retirement (e.g., (i) age 55 and (ii) a combination of age and years of service at separation totaling at least 60), or a change in control. Distributions are made in either a lump sum or in annual installments (up to 15 years) in accordance with a participant's election. In the event a separation from service is due to a participant's death or disability a distribution is made in a lump sum within 90 days of such event.
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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
The following describes the potential severance payments and benefits our NEOs would be entitled to receive if their employment with the Company is terminated under various circumstances.
Severance Payments and Benefits under Employment Arrangements with NEOs
Employment Agreements and Offer Letters. Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, Smail and Young are entitled to certain severance payments and benefits following termination of employment under such NEO's employment agreement or offer letter. All severance payments and benefits are conditioned upon the execution by such NEO of a general release of claims in favor of the Company and such NEO's continued compliance with the restrictive covenants contained in such NEO's employment agreement or offer letter. All of the employment agreements or offer letters prohibit such NEO from disclosing confidential information of the Company at any time. In addition, Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, Smail and Young may not make disparaging statements about the Company, its products or practices, or any of its directors, officers, agents, representatives, stockholders, or the Company's affiliates at any time. Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, Smail and Young are required during employment and for the twenty-four (24)-month period thereafter not to compete with the Company and are required during such same period not to solicit the employees, customers, subscribers, or suppliers of the Company. References to the "Company" in this paragraph and in this section meanTopCo Parentand any direct or indirect subsidiaries thereof and any successors thereto.
If Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, Smail and Young have their respective employment terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined below), by the Company in the event the Company elects not to renew the term of his employment, or by such NEO for Good Reason (as defined below), such NEO will be entitled to (i) continued payment of his annual base salary beginning on the date of such termination (the "Qualifying Termination Date") and ending on the earlier of (x) the twenty-four (24)-month anniversary of the Qualifying Termination Date and (y) the first date that such NEO violates any restrictive covenants in his employment agreement (the "Severance Period"), (ii) continued coverage during the Severance Period for such NEO and any eligible dependents under the health and welfare plans in which such NEO and any such dependents participated immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination Date, subject to any active-employee cost-sharing or similar provision in effect for the executive as of immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination Date, and (iii) a prorated portion of the annual bonus payable with respect to the year of such termination, based solely on the actual level of achievement of the applicable performance goals for such year, and payable if and when annual bonuses are paid to other senior executives of the Company with respect to such year.
Severance Plan.
CIC Severance Plan.In connection with a change in control,
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reimbursement coverage by a new employer after the twelve (12)-month period following termination of employment, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the projected value of the employer portion of the premiums for such coverage for an additional period of twelve (12) months; (iv) a pro-rata bonus for the year of termination based on the target bonus for the year of termination; and (v) payment of the cost of outplacement services for twelve (12) months following the termination of employment.
No Tax Gross-Ups. The Company does not reimburse its NEOs with respect to any excise tax triggered by Section 4999 of the Code, but pursuant to the terms of the employment agreements any parachute payments (i.e., payments made in connection with a change in control as defined in Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder) will be capped at three times the NEO's "base amount" under Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder if the cap results in a greater after-tax payment to the NEO than if the payments were not capped.
Applicable Definitions
For purposes of the employment arrangements with our NEOs:
For Messrs. DeVries, Likosar and Young, a termination is for "Cause" if the executive (i) is convicted of, or pleads nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony or involves fraud or a breach of the executive's duty of loyalty with respect to the Company, or any of its customers or suppliers that results in material injury to the Company, (ii) repeatedly fails to perform reasonably assigned duties which failure remains uncured for ten (10) days after receiving written notice, (iii) commits an act of fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, or materially misuses funds or property belonging to the Company, (iv) commits a willful violation of the Company's written policies, or other willful misconduct that results in material injury to the Company, which violation remains uncured for ten (10) days after receiving written notice, (v) materially breaches his employment arrangements resulting in material injury to the Company, which breach remains uncured for ten (10) days after receiving written notice, or (vi) violates the terms of his confidentiality, non-disparagement, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.
For
For
Messrs. DeVries, Likosar and Young may terminate their employment for "Good Reason" if any of the following events occur without such NEO's prior express written consent: (i) the executive's annual base salary or target bonus is decreased, (ii) the Company fails to pay any material compensation due and payable to the executive in connection with his employment or employment agreement, (iii) the executive's duties, responsibilities, authority, positions, or titles are materially diminished, (iv) the Company requires the executive to be relocated more than thirty (30) miles from a specified location (the
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Such NEO must provide written notice to the Company describing the events that constitute Good Reason within forty-five (45) days following the first occurrence of such events and the Company has a thirty (30)-day cure period following receipt of such notice before such NEO may terminate his employment for Good Reason.
For
Equity Awards-Treatment upon Termination (Not in Connection with a Change in Control)
Other than as described below, unvested equity awards are generally forfeited in full upon a NEO's termination of employment.
Legacy Awards. If a NEO who held Legacy Awards that were unvested as of December 31, 2024 was terminated without Cause, terminates for Good Reason or due to a "retirement", such Legacy Awards would generally have remained outstanding and eligible to vest based on either performance condition applicable at that time. If such termination was due to death, disability or a resignation without Good Reason (other than a retirement), then, because all service-vesting criteria had previously been satisfied, the Legacy Awards would have remained outstanding but only eligible to vest if the Second Tranche Goal was satisfied (i.e., the awards would no longer be eligible to be earned based on the alternative performance goal approved by the Compensation Committee). If such termination was for Cause, the unvested Legacy Awards would have immediately been forfeited.
RSUs and Options.Under the terms of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 LTIP award agreements for Messrs. DeVries, Likosar, Scott, Smail and Young, if their employment is terminated due to "retirement," then their equity awards will continue to vest in accordance with their terms; provided, that such retirement occurs at least one year after the date of grant. As of December 31, 2024, Messrs. DeVries, Smail and Young were retirement eligible under the terms of the equity awards.
If a NEO's employment is terminated due to death or disability, then the unvested portion of the award will fully vest as of the date of such termination. If such NEO's employment is terminated for "Cause" then the award (whether vested or unvested) then held by such NEO is immediately forfeited. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the respective option and RSU award agreements, each NEO has agreed to be subject to post-termination non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions for the 12-month period following his termination of employment. Such restrictive covenants are in addition to (but run concurrent with) the post-termination restrictive covenants included in each such NEO's respective employment arrangement.
For purposes of the RSU and option awards granted pursuant to the 2018 through 2024 long-term incentive plans, "retirement" includes a termination of such NEO's employment with the Company or as a result of such NEO's voluntary resignation on or after age 55 if the sum of such NEO's age and full years of service with the Company is at least 60.
Equity Awards-Treatment upon a Change in Control or a Termination in Connection with a Change in Control
RSUs and Options. Under the terms of the award agreements, if a NEO experiences a termination without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason during the 24-month period following a change in control, then all unvested awards (other than the Legacy Awards) will become fully vested as of the date of such termination.
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For purposes of all equity awards (other than the Legacy Awards for which a change in control is irrelevant), a "change in control" has the meaning contained in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, which generally means: any person or entity acquires beneficial ownership of 50% or more of our outstanding Common Stock or combined voting power over our outstanding voting securities; the incumbent directors cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors over a 12-month period; the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or the completion of certain corporate transactions including a reorganization or merger or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, in each case subject to certain exceptions.
The following table summarizes the severance benefits that would have been payable to each of the NEOs upon termination of employment or upon a qualifying termination (e.g., termination by the Company without Cause or a resignation by the NEO for Good Reason, as applicable) in connection with a change in control, assuming that the triggering event or events occurred on December 31, 2024, which was the last business day of 2024. See "-Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation For Fiscal 2024" on page44, of this Proxy Statement for details regarding payment of account balances under our SSRP for the NEOs in connection with certain triggering events.
Change in Control |
Termination of Employment |
|||||||||||
|
Without |
With |
With Cause |
With |
Retirement |
Death or |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
Cash Severance |
- |
2,328,308 |
- |
2,328,308 |
- |
- |
||||||
Prorated Bonus |
- |
1,658,919 |
- |
1,658,919 |
- |
- |
||||||
Benefit Continuation(2) |
- |
19,290 |
- |
19,290 |
- |
- |
||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs(3) |
- |
5,592,353 |
- |
- |
5,592,353 |
5,592,353 |
||||||
Total |
- |
9,598,870 |
- |
4,006,517 |
5,592,353 |
5,592,353 |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
Cash Severance |
- |
1,514,300 |
- |
1,514,300 |
- |
- |
||||||
Prorated Bonus |
- |
719,293 |
- |
719,293 |
- |
- |
||||||
Benefit Continuation(2) |
- |
32,515 |
- |
32,515 |
- |
- |
||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs(3) |
- |
1,088,145 |
- |
- |
- |
1,088,145 |
||||||
Total |
- |
3,354,253 |
- |
2,266,108 |
- |
1,088,145 |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
Cash Severance |
- |
1,769,850 |
- |
865,260 |
- |
- |
||||||
Prorated Bonus |
- |
373,635 |
- |
373,635 |
- |
- |
||||||
Benefit Continuation(2) |
- |
31,253 |
- |
15,626 |
- |
- |
||||||
Total |
- |
2,174,738 |
- |
1,254,521 |
- |
- |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
Cash Severance |
- |
1,181,894 |
- |
1,181,894 |
- |
- |
||||||
Prorated Bonus |
- |
561,399 |
- |
561,399 |
- |
- |
||||||
Benefit Continuation(2) |
- |
31,253 |
- |
31,253 |
- |
- |
||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs(3) |
- |
709,664 |
- |
- |
709,664 |
709,664 |
||||||
Total |
- |
2,484,210 |
- |
1,774,546 |
709,664 |
709,664 |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
Cash Severance |
- |
1,211,440 |
- |
1,211,440 |
- |
- |
||||||
Prorated Bonus |
- |
575,434 |
- |
575,434 |
- |
- |
||||||
Benefit Continuation(2) |
- |
24,144 |
- |
24,144 |
- |
- |
||||||
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs(3) |
- |
709,664 |
- |
- |
709,664 |
709,664 |
||||||
Total |
- |
2,520,682 |
- |
1,811,018 |
709,664 |
709,664 |
||||||
|
||||||||||||
Cash Severance |
- |
- |
- |
1,138,500 |
- |
- |
||||||
Prorated Bonus |
- |
- |
- |
203,903 |
- |
- |
||||||
Benefit Continuation(2) |
- |
- |
- |
30,653 |
- |
- |
||||||
Total |
- |
- |
- |
1,373,056 |
- |
- |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE
PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE
The following information relates to the relationship of the annual total compensation of the individual identified as our median compensated employee and the annual total compensation of
As a result, for fiscal year 2024, the ratio of the annual total compensation of
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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
The Company's executive compensation philosophy is to pay for performance by providing compensation opportunities designed to align executives' pay with the Company's performance, measure the impact of performance against individual objectives and focus on producing sustainable long-term growth. A key component of our pay for performance strategy is to align management's interests with interests of our stockholders through equity award grants which make up a substantial component of our executive compensation program. For further information concerning executive compensation for our named executive officers (NEOs), see "Executive Compensation-Compensation Discussion and Analysis" beginning on page22of this Proxy Statement and the "Elements of Executive Compensation" on page29of this Proxy Statement.
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table and executive compensation "actually paid" (as defined in Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) and certain measures of our financial performance.
Pay versus Performance Disclosure Table
The following table discloses, for fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, information on compensation "actually paid" to our principal executive officer, who is our CEO, and average compensation "actually paid" to our other non-CEO NEOs, alongside total shareholder retu(TSR) and net income metrics, as well as the Company selected most important performance measure of Adjusted EBITDA. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is the most important performance measure in linking compensation actually paid to our NEOs because we use it for evaluating performance of our CEO and other NEOs, it is a predominant metric used in our annual incentive compensation plan and we use it for evaluation of our business performance, making budgeting decisions, and comparing our performance against that of our peer companies which in tuprovides useful information to investors about our operating profitability (adjusted for certain items as described in the definition of Adjusted EBITDA on page32). The amounts set forth below under the headings "Compensation Actually Paid to CEO" and "Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs" have been calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. "Compensation actually paid" includes, among other things, year-over-year changes in the value of unvested equity-based awards. As a result of the calculation methodology required by the
Average |
Average |
Value of Initial Fixed $100 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year |
Summary |
Compensation |
Compensation |
"Actually |
Company |
|
Net |
Adjusted |
||||||||||||||||||||
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
(h) |
(i) |
||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
16,144,638 |
16,530,047 |
3,952,851 |
4,486,707 |
97.0 |
154.8 |
501,053 |
2,578,195 |
||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
8,836,807 |
1,214,303 |
2,621,874 |
(314,323 |
) |
92.8 |
132.9 |
463,009 |
2,481,305 |
|||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
8,826,244 |
10,598,832 |
2,465,935 |
3,690,397 |
120.70 |
101.10 |
132,663 |
2,305,032 |
||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
7,479,792 |
9,809,680 |
2,854,449 |
3,830,424 |
110.00 |
122.40 |
(340,820 |
) |
2,101,659 |
|||||||||||||||||||
2020 |
14,142,293 |
18,007,358 |
7,718,158 |
10,162,481 |
101.00 |
107.00 |
(632,193 |
) |
2,147,259 |
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Equity Award Adjustments |
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Year |
Executives |
Reported |
Deduct |
Add Year-End |
Change In |
Change In |
Deduct |
Total |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(iv) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
CEO |
16,144,638 |
(13,088,229 |
) |
9,689,865 |
2,427,783 |
1,355,990 |
- |
16,530,047 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Non-CEO NEOs |
3,952,851 |
(2,604,628 |
) |
990,691 |
1,482,832 |
664,962 |
- |
4,486,707 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
CEO |
8,836,807 |
(5,977,119 |
) |
5,452,488 |
(5,708,285 |
) |
(1,389,588 |
) |
- |
1,214,303 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Non-CEO NEOs |
2,621,874 |
(1,271,424 |
) |
911,422 |
(2,154,631 |
) |
(421,564 |
) |
- |
(314,323 |
) |
|||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
CEO |
8,826,244 |
(5,775,000 |
) |
6,742,711 |
2,016,362 |
(1,211,485 |
) |
- |
10,598,832 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Non-CEO NEOs |
2,465,935 |
(816,662 |
) |
953,511 |
1,257,222 |
(169,609 |
) |
- |
3,690,397 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
CEO |
7,479,792 |
(4,612,498 |
) |
5,069,868 |
1,642,234 |
230,284 |
- |
9,809,680 |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Non-CEO NEOs |
2,854,449 |
(1,099,997 |
) |
995,458 |
1,067,010 |
13,503 |
- |
3,830,424 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 |
CEO |
14,142,293 |
(10,931,453 |
) |
16,069,483 |
(250,649 |
) |
(1,022,317 |
) |
- |
18,007,358 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Non-CEO NEOs |
7,718,158 |
(5,959,248 |
) |
8,599,832 |
(69,098 |
) |
(127,164 |
) |
- |
10,162,481 |
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Tabular List of Most Important Financial Performance Measures
As discussed in the "Executive Compensation-Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section, our executive compensation program is designed to align our executives' long-term performance with our shareholder interests. The performance metrics used in our incentive compensation plans are carefully selected to support these objectives. The most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link executive compensation "actually paid" to the Company's NEOs (including the CEO), for the applicable fiscal year, to the Company's performance are listed below. The performance measures included in the table are not necessarily ranked by relative importance. We do not currently use any other metrics, performance or otherwise, in our incentive compensation plans but may incorporate other metrics in the future.
Adjusted EBITDA and Ending RMR are the main metrics used for our short-term performance-based awards for fiscal year 2024 and are selected to incentivize achievement of performance objectives that create value for our enterprise and our shareholders. Beginning in 2024, we transitioned from RSUs to stock options for annual equity grants for our NEOs. Because stock options have value only if the stock price increases following the grant date, stock options incentivize the pursuit of sustainable long-term increases in our stock price, which therefore represents out third metric.
For definitions of the financial measures used above, see sections titled "Annual Incentive Compensation" and "Non-GAAP Measures - Adjusted EBITDA", which are located on pages 31 and 32, respectively, of this Proxy Statement.
Analysis of the Information presented in the Pay vs. Performance Table
Relationship Between Compensation "Actually Paid" and TSR (including comparison of Company TSR to Peer TSR)
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Relationship Between Compensation "Actually Paid" and Net Income
Relationship Between Compensation "Actually Paid" and Adjusted EBITDA
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COMPENSATION OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Compensation for our non-employee directors (other than directors who are employees of Apollo,
The following table sets forth information concerning the fiscal year 2024 compensation paid to our eligible non-employee directors.
Director Compensation
|
Fees |
Stock |
Total |
|||||||||
|
100,000 |
150,000 |
250,000 |
|||||||||
|
29,396 |
142,623 |
172,019 |
|||||||||
|
29,396 |
142,623 |
172,019 |
|||||||||
|
150,000 |
150,000 |
300,000 |
|||||||||
|
11,141 |
112,603 |
123,744 |
|||||||||
|
100,000 |
150,000 |
250,000 |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions
We have a written Related Person Transaction Policy (the "Policy"), which sets forth our policy with respect to the review, approval and disclosure of all related person transactions by our Audit Committee. In accordance with the Policy, our Audit Committee has overall responsibility for administration of and compliance with the Policy. The Audit Committee reviews the Policy from time to time; however, any amendments to the Policy require approval from the full Board of Directors.
For purposes of the Policy, a "related person transaction" is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we were, are or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeded, exceeds or will exceed $120,000 and in which any related person (as defined in the Policy) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A "related person transaction" does not include any employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer and any related compensation resulting solely from that employment relationship that has been reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
The Policy requires that notice of a proposed related person transaction be provided to our head of Risk, Governance and Internal Audit prior to entry into such transaction. If it is determined that such transaction is a related person transaction, the proposed transaction will be submitted to our Audit Committee for consideration. Under the Policy, our Audit Committee may approve only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company. In the event that we become aware of a related person transaction that has not been previously reviewed or approved under the Policy and that is ongoing or is completed, the transaction will be submitted to the Audit Committee so that it has notice of and an opportunity to rescind or terminate the related person transaction.
The Policy also provides that the Audit Committee review certain previously approved related person transactions that are ongoing to determine whether the related person transaction remains in our best interests and in the best interests of our stockholders. Additionally, we make periodic inquiries of directors and executive officers with respect to any potential related person transaction to which they may be a party or of which they may be aware.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain related person transactions including, but not limited to, (i) transactions where the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $120,000, (ii) charitable contributions, grants or endowments where the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the lesser of $200,000 or 5% of the charitable organization's total annual receipts, (iii) any transaction under the Company's equity incentive plan, and (iv) certain other de minimis payments and advancement of expenses, will be deemed pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
Limited Partnership Agreement of TopCo Parent
On November 7, 2016, Prime Security Services TopCo Parent GP, LLC ("Parent GP"), as the general partner ofTopCo Parent, certain members of management (the "Management Partners") and
Pursuant to the LP Agreement, in exchange for contributing capital toTopCo Parent, Apollo was issued Class A-1 Units inTopCo Parent, the Management Partners were issued Class A-2 Units inTopCo Parentand the Koch Investor was issued warrants. Certain of our current executive officers are party to the LP Agreement and are listed in the table below titled "Units ofTopCo Parent."
Additionally, the Management Partners and certain other members of management received awards from an incentive pool in the form of options in the Company and profit interests inTopCo Parent.
The LP Agreement provides for customary drag-along rights for Apollo, customary tag-along rights for Class A-2 limited partners and holders of profit interests, and customary preemptive rights for Class A-1 and Class A-2 limited partners. Apollo, the Management Partners and the members of management of the Company holding profit interests will receive distributions from theTopCo Parenton the Class A-1 Units and Class A-2 Units, as applicable, in accordance with the waterfall provisions in the LP Agreement, which
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
provide for distributions in respect of the Class A-1 Units until contributed capital is returned and, thereafter, distributions to be ratably shared between the Class A-1 Units and one or more tranches of Class A-2 Units, subject to certain retuhurdles being achieved by the business.
As of the date of this report, the business and affairs ofTopCo Parentare managed by Parent GP which is in tumanaged by a board of managers that is controlled by affiliates of Apollo.
Apollo
Offerings and Share Repurchases
On March 6, 2024, the Company and certain entities managed by affiliates of
As part of the March 2024 Offering, the Company purchased 15 million shares of Common Stock under its 2024 Share Repurchase Plan from the March 2024 Underwriters (the "March 2024 Share Repurchase"). The Company paid approximately $93 million (or approximately $6.22 per share) for the March 2024 Share Repurchase, which was the same per share price paid by the March 2024 Underwriters to the Selling Stockholders.
The March 2024 Offering and the March 2024 Share Repurchase closed on March 11, 2024. On March 15, 2024, the March 2024 Underwriters exercised the March 2024 Underwriters' Option in full, which subsequently closed on March 19, 2024. The Company did not pay any underwriting fees in connection with the March 2024 Share Repurchase, including on behalf of the Selling Stockholders or otherwise.
On October 28, 2024, the Company and the Selling Stockholders entered into an underwriting agreement (the "October 2024 Underwriting Agreement") with
As part of the October 2024 Offering, the Company purchased 16 million shares of Common Stock under its 2024 Share Repurchase Plan from the October 2024 Underwriters (the "October 2024 Share Repurchase"). The Company paid approximately $115 million (or approximately $7.20 per share) for the October 2024 Share Repurchase, which was the same per share price paid by the October 2024 Underwriters to the Selling Stockholders.
The October 2024 Offering and the October 2024 Share Repurchase closed on October 30, 2024. On November 6, 2024, the October 2024 Underwriters exercised the October 2024 Underwriters' Option in full, which subsequently closed on November 8, 2024. The Company did not pay any underwriting fees in connection with the October 2024 Share Repurchase, including on behalf of the Selling Stockholders or otherwise.
All the shares in the Offerings were sold by the Selling Stockholders. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Stockholders in the Offerings. The March 2024 and October 2024 repurchases (collectively, "Repurchases") are reflected as a reduction to additional paid-in-capital and as a financing cash outflow.
Other Transactions
During 2024, the Company paid fees to Apollo of $460,000 primarily related to services performed by Apollo in transactions related to the Company's debt activity.
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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State Farm
On September 5, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with State Farm pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell in a private placement to State Farm 133,333,333 shares of Common Stock (the "State Farm Shares") at a per share price of $9.00 for an aggregate purchase price of $1.2 billion (the "State Farm Strategic Investment").
On September 12, 2022, and in connection with the State Farm Strategic Investment, the Company commenced a tender offer to purchase up to 133,333,333 shares of Common Stock (including shares issued upon conversion of shares of our Class B Common Stock) at a price of $9.00 per share (the "Tender Offer") using proceeds from the State Farm Strategic Investment.
The State Farm Strategic Investment closed on October 13, 2022 (the "Closing"), and the Company issued and sold the State Farm Shares at a price of $9.00 per share. After giving effect to the State Farm Strategic Investment and the Tender Offer, State Farm owned approximately 15% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock (assuming conversion of Class B Common Stock), and as a result, became a related party at the Closing.
State Farm Investor Rights Agreement
At the Closing, the Company and State Farm entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the "State Farm Investor Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Board increased its size by one director and appointed a designee of State Farm as a member of the Board.
Pursuant to the terms of the State Farm Investor Rights Agreement, State Farm will also be bound by customary transfer and standstill restrictions and drag-along rights, and be afforded customary registration rights with respect to the State Farm Shares. In particular, State Farm (a) will be prohibited, subject to certain customary exceptions, from transferring any of the State Farm Shares until the earlier of (i) the three-year anniversary of the Closing and (ii) the date on which the State Farm Development Agreement (as defined below) has been validly terminated, other than in the event of termination by the Company for a material breach thereof by State Farm, and (b) will be subject to certain standstill restrictions, including that State Farm will be restricted from acquiring additional equity securities of the Company if such acquisition would result in State Farm (and its affiliates) acquiring beneficial ownership in excess of 18% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, taking into account on an as-converted basis the issued and outstanding Class B Common Stock, until five (5) days after the date that no designee of State Farm serves on the Board and State Farm has no rights (or has irrevocably waived its right) to nominate a designee to the Board. Notwithstanding the standstill restrictions described above, State Farm will not be restricted from acquiring shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company fromTopCo Parentand its affiliates so long as State Farm and its affiliates would not, subject to certain exceptions, beneficially own in excess of 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, taking into account on an as-converted basis the issued and outstanding Class B Common Stock, as a result of such acquisition.
In addition, under the terms of the State Farm Investor Rights Agreement, in the event that the Company proposes to issue and sell shares of Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, or other equity securities of the Company to certain homeowners' insurance and reinsurance companies, State Farm will have a right of first refusal with respect to such proposed issuance and sale on the same terms and conditions (the "ROFR"). The ROFR will terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) State Farm and its permitted transferees no longer collectively owning shares of Common Stock equal to at least 50% of the State Farm Shares, (b) the termination of the State Farm Development Agreement by the Company for a material breach by State Farm and (c) to the extent that the State Farm Development Agreement does not remain in effect on such date, the five (5) year anniversary of the Closing.
State Farm Development Agreement
At the Closing, the Company,
During 2024, payments from the Opportunity Fund included $6.9 million made to State Farm for project initiatives and $1.3 million made to ADT for the tax liability associated with interest earned. Interest earned on the Opportunity Fund was approximately $4.6 million.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
In addition, State Farm customers can receive ADT home security products and professional monitoring at a reduced cost. In connection with this arrangement, the Company receives a subsidy from State Farm for each system. During 2024, the Company received approximately $5.9 million in subsidies related to this arrangement.
In July 2020, we entered into a Master Supply, Distribution, and Marketing Agreement (the "
Pursuant to the terms of the
The
In January 2024, we amended the
During 2024, $30 million of the
In December 2023, the Company and
As of December 31, 2024, we are on track to meet this commitment.
In connection with the issuance of the Class B Common Stock, the Company and
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
59 |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
In December 2023, the Company and
Other Transactions
During 2024, we incurred approximately $201 million of fees (including spend toward the
Rackspace
During 2024, the Company incurred fees to
Other Transactions
During 2024, we incurred fees of approximately $3.8 million in the ordinary course of business to a provider of cloud communications and workstream collaboration services that is affiliated with Apollo. Our relationship with this provider began prior to its affiliation with Apollo. Our agreement with them was done on an arm's-length basis with no special terms or conditions.
During 2024, we incurred fees of approximately $404,000 in the ordinary course of business to a provider of IT products and services that is affiliated with Apollo. Our relationship with this provider began during 2017 and prior to its affiliation with Apollo. Our agreement with them was done on an arm's length basis with no special terms or conditions. Since April 2024, this entity is no longer a related party. The amount noted above represents spend while this entity was a related party.
During 2024, we incurred fees of approximately $400,000 in the ordinary course of business to a provider of private club and resort services that is affiliated with Apollo. These fees are part of a three-year partnership for the promotion of ADT products and services to club and resort member customers. Our relationship with this provider began during 2023. Our agreement with them was done on an arm's-length basis and with no special terms or conditions.
During 2024, we incurred fees of approximately $251,000 in the ordinary course of business to a provider of hotel services that is affiliated with Apollo. Our relationship with this provider may pre-date its affiliation with Apollo and the transaction was done on an arm's-length basis with no special terms or conditions.
We continue to purchase equipment and services from, or sell equipment and services to, each of the companies noted above in 2025, unless otherwise noted.
Stockholders Agreement
We are party to an amended and restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Stockholders Agreement") withTopCo Parentand one of the Co-Investors. The Stockholders Agreement gives Apollo the right to nominate a majority of our directors as long as Apollo beneficially owns 50% or more of our outstanding common stock and specifies how Apollo's nomination rights decrease as Apollo's beneficial ownership of our Common Stock also decreases. Apollo's beneficial ownership recently fell to 32.9% and Apollo currently has the right to nominate 40% of the directors on our Board. The Stockholders Agreement sets forth certain information rights granted toTopCo Parent. It also specifies that we will not take certain significant actions specified therein without the prior consent ofTopCo Parent. Such specified actions include, but are not limited to:
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Registration Rights Agreement
We are party to a Registration Rights Agreement withTopCo Parent(the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which each ofTopCo Parent, Prime TopCo II LP, and their affiliates is entitled to demand the registration of the sale of certain or all of our Common Stock that it beneficially owns. For example, in September 2020, Apollo and certain employees and other stockholders sold shares in a registered offering pursuant to a demand registration request from Apollo. Among other things, under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement:
All expenses of registration under the Registration Rights Agreement, including the legal fees of one counsel retained by or on behalf ofTopCo Parent, will be paid by us.
The registration rights granted in the Registration Rights Agreement are subject to customary restrictions such as minimums, blackout periods and, if a registration is underwritten, any limitations on the number of shares to be included in the underwritten offering as reasonably advised by the managing underwriter. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains customary indemnification and contribution provisions. The Registration Rights Agreement is governed by
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Management Investor Rights Agreement
Prior to the consummation of our IPO, we entered into an Amended and Restated Management Investor Rights Agreement among TopCo Parent, the Company, and certain Holders (as defined therein) (the "MIRA"). Each holder of our shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of options that had been issued under our 2016 Equity Incentive Plan automatically becomes a party to the MIRA. Additionally, each individual who received Distributed Shares in redemption of such individual's Class
MIRA Amendments
On December 9, 2022, after discussions between TopCo Parent and certain officers of the Company, Topco Parent entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Management Investor Rights Agreement (the "MIRA Amendment").
The MIRA Amendment, (a) clarifies that the holders of all Subject Shares (as defined in the MIRA Amendment) have Piggy-Back Registration Rights (as defined in the MIRA) without regard to further proceeds received or consideration paid for Common Stock by TopCo Parent, (b) clarifies that only Subject Shares are subject to the MIRA, (c) clarifies that holders of Subject Shares may Dispose (as defined in the MIRA) of vested Subject Shares in proportion to the Apollo Sale Percentage (as defined in the MIRA Amendment), and (d) provides that the MIRA will be terminated upon such time as the Majority Stockholders (as defined in the MIRA Amendment) no longer collectively beneficially own at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on an as-converted basis or upon the consummation of a Control Disposition (as defined in the MIRA).
On August 1, 2024, the MIRA, as amended and restated was further amended to, among other things, limit the applicability of the MIRA to certain current and former members of the Company's executive leadership team.
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with the Company's management and with PwC the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Audit Committee has discussed with PwC the matters required to be discussed under the standards of the
The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from PwC required by the applicable requirements of the
Based on the Audit Committee's review and discussions noted above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Company's audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 for filing with the
The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have also recommended the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Members of the Audit Committee:
The Report of the Audit Committee is not to be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the
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AUDIT FEES, AUDIT-RELATED FEES, TAX FEES, AND ALL OTHER FEES
AUDIT FEES, AUDIT-RELATED FEES, TAX FEES, AND ALL OTHER FEES
Fees paid or accrued for professional services provided by our independent auditors in each of the categories listed are as follows for the periods presented. All such fees are in accordance with our approval policies described below.
Fiscal Year Ending: |
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(in thousands) |
December 31, |
December 31, |
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Audit Fees |
$4,284 |
$6,351 |
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Audit-Related Fees |
185 |
2,605 |
||
Tax Fees |
649 |
647 |
||
All Other Fees |
- |
- |
||
Total |
$5,118 |
$9,603 |
||
Audit Fees-primarily represent amounts for services related to the integrated audit of our consolidated financial statements and related controls, reviews of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements, and the issuance of consents and comfort letters for other periodic reports or documents filed with the
Audit-Related Fees-represent amounts for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements. These services include accounting consultations related to the evaluation of new accounting standards, non-routine transactions, and non-audit due diligence procedures in connection with our mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures.
Tax Fees-represent amounts for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services.
All Other Fees-consist of all other fees for services other than those in the above categories.
The Board of Directors adopted a pre-approval policy that provides guidelines for the audit, audit-related, tax, and other permissible non-audit services that may be provided by the independent auditors. The policy identifies the guiding principles that must be considered by the Audit Committee in approving services to ensure that the auditors' independence is not impaired. Under the policy, the Audit Committee annually, and from time to time, pre-approves the audit engagement fees and terms of all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors.
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PROPOSAL 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
PROPOSAL 2 Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our NEOs The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders voteFORthe approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to the NEOs as disclosed in this proxy statement. |
In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the
As set forth in the CD&A section beginning on page22, theCompany has designed its compensation programs to: (a) align executives' pay with the Company's performance and focus on producing sustainable long-term growth, (b) attract and retain executives with the experience necessary to achieve our business goals, and (c) align executives' interests with those of the stockholders and to encourage the creation of long-term value. Although the vote to approve executive compensation is purely advisory and non-binding, the Board of Directors values the opinions of our stockholders and will consider the results of the vote in determining the compensation of the NEOs and the Company's compensation programs generally. The vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation but rather the overall compensation of our NEOs and the policies and practices described in this proxy statement. If any stockholder wishes to communicate with the Board of Directors regarding executive compensation, the Board of Directors can be contacted using the procedures outlined in the section titled "Communications with the Board of Directors" set forth in this proxy statement.
Accordingly, we are asking for stockholder approval, on an advisory basis, of the following resolution:
"RESOLVED, that the compensation of the Company's NEOs, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," the compensation tables and the narrative discussion associated with the compensation tables in the Company's proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting, is hereby APPROVED."
The proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Abstentions will have the effect of voting "against" the proposal. Brokers do not have discretion to vote any uninstructed shares over the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our NEOs.
Because the required vote is advisory, it will not be binding on the Board. The Compensation Committee will, however, take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation decisions.
We currently provide our stockholders with this advisory vote to approve executive compensation on an annual basis. We expect that the next such vote will occur at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote FOR the approval of, on an advisory basis, Proposal 2 and the compensation paid by the Company to the NEOs as disclosed in this proxy statement.
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PROPOSAL 3 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO THE A&R Certificate of incorporation TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD
PROPOSAL 3 Approval of an Amendment and Restatement to the A&R Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders voteFORthe approval of this amendment. |
On February 20, 2025, the Board of Directors voted to adopt a resolution approving, and recommending that the Company's stockholders approve, the further amendment and restatement of the Company's A&R Certificate of Incorporation substantially in the form set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation attached as
Background
Pursuant to Article V, Section 5.03 of the A&R Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Board of Directors is currently divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms (Classes I, II and III), with each class as nearly equal in number as possible. The A&R Certificate of Incorporation authorizes a Board of Directors consisting of not more than fifteen directors. The Board of Directors currently comprises thirteen directors and is divided into three classes of four or five directors each.
Pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(i) of the Stockholders Agreement, amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation require the consent of TopCo Parent. TopCo Parent provided such consent to the Declassification Amendment on February 14, 2025.
Rationale of the Proposal
As part of our continuous assessment of the Company's corporate governance practices, including a review of corporate governance trends and market practices, and especially in light of the cessation of the Company's "controlled company status" in 2024 pursuant to the NYSE listing standards, our Board of Directors has evaluated our classified board structure and considered the arguments both for and against the continuation of a classified board. While we believe our current governance structure has served our stockholders well, the Board of Directors, after considering the advantages and disadvantages of declassification as well as feedback from our stockholders has decided that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to reorganize the Board of Directors into a single class with each director being elected to one-year terms.
The Board of Directors recognizes that a classified structure may reduce directors' accountability to stockholders because such a structure does not enable stockholders to express a view on each director's performance by means of an annual vote and that many institutional investors believe that the election of directors is the primary means for stockholders to influence corporate governance policies and to hold management accountable for implementing these policies. Thus, as we continue to enhance our governance practices, and after careful deliberation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, subject to stockholder approval, to declassify the Board of Directors over a phase-in period commencing at the 2026 Annual Meeting pursuant to an amendment and restatement to our A&R Certificate of Incorporation.
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PROPOSAL 3 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO THE A&R Certificate of incorporation TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD
Effect of Proposed Amendment
If this Proposal 3 is approved and the Declassification Amendment is adopted by our stockholders, the A&R Certificate of Incorporation will be further amended and restated to reflect the Declassification Amendment, shown in the revisions (bold textfor additions andstrikethroughtext for deletions) to Section 5.03 of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation attached as
This Proposal 3 is submitted for stockholder approval separately from Proposal 4. If this Proposal 3 is approved by the stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting, but Proposal 4 is not, then the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation submitted for filing with the Secretary of State of the
If this Proposal 3 is not approved and the Declassification Amendment is therefore not adopted by our stockholders but Proposal 4 is approved and the Special Meeting Amendment is adopted by our stockholders, then the A&R Certificate of Incorporation will not be amended to include the Declassification Amendment and the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation submitted for filing with the Secretary of State of the
This Proposal 3 must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of voting "against" Proposal 3.
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders voteFORthe approval of Proposal 3 and adoption of the Declassification Amendment to be included in our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO THE A&R certificate of incorporation TO CREATE A STOCKHOLDER RIGHT TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING
PROPOSAL 4 Approval of an Amendment and Restatement to the A&R Certificate of Incorporation to Create a Stockholder Right to Call a Special Meeting The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders voteFORthe approval of this amendment. |
On February 20, 2025, the Board of Directors voted to adopt a resolution approving, and recommending that the Company's stockholders approve, the further amendment and restatement of the Company's A&R Certificate of Incorporation substantially in the form set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation attached as
Background
Pursuant to Article VII of the A&R Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the Company's stockholders may currently be called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Secretary of the Company at the direction of a majority of the directors then in office. Currently under Article VII of the A&R Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings may not be called at the request any other person or persons.
Pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(i) of the Stockholders Agreement, amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation require the consent of TopCo Parent. TopCo Parent provided such consent to the Special Meeting Amendment on February 14, 2025.
Rationale of the Proposal
As part of our continuous assessment of the Company's corporate governance practices, including a review of corporate governance trends and market practices, and especially in light of the cessation of the Company's "controlled company status" in 2024 pursuant to the NYSE listing standards, our Board of Directors has evaluated the arguments both for and against creating a stockholder right to call a special meeting. After careful deliberation, the Board of Directors decided that it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to permit stockholders, upon the written request of one or more stockholders who own, in the aggregate, shares representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of our then outstanding Common Stock, to call a special meeting of stockholders.
The Board of Directors recognizes that providing stockholders the ability to request special meetings is viewed by some stockholders as a valuable governance mechanism. Nonetheless, special meetings impose significant costs, both administrative and operational, and the Board of Directors, management and employees must devote significant time and attention to preparing for a special meeting, which takes their time and attention away from their primary focus of overseeing and operating the Company's business. Therefore, special meetings should ideally only be called to discuss critical, time-sensitive issues that cannot be delayed until our next annual meeting.
To balance the importance of providing stockholders with the right to call a special meeting against the cost to the Company and to our stockholders more generally of doing so, our Board of Directors believes that a small percentage of stockholders should not be able to compel the Company to call a special meeting and advance narrow interests that may not be shared by most stockholders. Although there is no one answer for all companies as the right ownership threshold for a special meeting right, the Board considered various alternatives and believes that for the Company and its stockholders, a twenty-five percent (25%) ownership threshold strikes the right balance and is appropriate to ensure a stockholder right in the event of a critical, time-sensitive issue, while still adequately protecting the long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders.
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PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO THE A&R certificate of incorporation TO CREATE A STOCKHOLDER RIGHT TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING
Thus, after careful deliberation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company, subject to stockholder approval, to provide stockholders holding at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Company's then outstanding Common Stock the right to request a special meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors has also determined that it is appropriate and in the best interest of stockholders to move the definitions of the defined terms "Apollo" and "Trigger Event" out of Article VII and into Section 5.02 and Section 5.06, respectively, and to define the term "Exchange Act" in Section 4.02.
Effect of Proposed Amendment
If this Proposal 4 is approved and the Special Meeting Amendment is adopted by our stockholders, the A&R Certificate of Incorporation will be further amended and restated to reflect the Special Meeting Amendment providing stockholders holding at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Company's then outstanding Common Stock the right to request a special meeting of stockholders, shown in the revisions (bold textfor additions andstrikethroughtext for deletions) in Article VII and the conforming revisions shown in Sections 5.02 and 5.06 of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation attached as
This Proposal 4 is submitted for stockholder approval separately from Proposal 3. If this Proposal 4 is approved by the stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting, but Proposal 3 is not, then the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation submitted for filing with the Secretary of State of the
If this Proposal 4 is not approved and the Special Meeting Amendment is therefore not adopted by our stockholders but Proposal 3 is approved and the Declassification Amendment is adopted by our stockholders, then the A&R Certificate of Incorporation will not be amended to include the Special Meeting Amendment and the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation submitted for filing with the Secretary of State of the
This Proposal 4 must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of voting "against" Proposal 4.
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders voteFORthe approval of Proposal 4 and adoption of the Special Meeting Amendment to be included in our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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PROPOSAL 5- RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PROPOSAL 5 Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders voteFORsuch ratification. |
The Audit Committee has appointed
This Proposal 5 must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, present in person or by proxy at the 2025 Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Abstentions will have the effect of voting "against" this Proposal 5. Brokers have discretion to vote any uninstructed shares over the ratification of appointment of accountants.
While stockholder ratification of the selection of
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote FOR the approval of Proposal 5 and the ratification of
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of March 26, 2025 by:
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Vested Options |
Common Stock |
Common Stock |
Class B |
Total Common Stock |
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Total |
% |
Total |
% |
Total |
%(1) |
|||||||||||
More than 5% Stockholders |
||||||||||||||||
Apollo Funds(2) |
- |
278,650,366 |
278,650,366 |
35.2% |
- |
- |
278,650,366 |
32.9% |
||||||||
|
- |
133,333,333 |
133,333,333 |
16.8% |
- |
- |
133,333,333 |
15.7% |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
54,744,525 |
100% |
54,744,525 |
6.5% |
||||||||
The Vanguard Group(5) |
- |
44,555,115 |
44,555,115 |
5.6% |
- |
- |
44,555,115 |
5.3% |
||||||||
NEOs and Directors(6) |
||||||||||||||||
|
5,983,345 |
4,412,056 |
10,395,401 |
1.3% |
- |
- |
10,395,401 |
1.2% |
||||||||
|
3,032,623 |
2,536,446 |
5,569,069 |
* |
- |
- |
5,569,069 |
* |
||||||||
|
115,206 |
- |
115,206 |
* |
- |
- |
115,206 |
* |
||||||||
|
643,021 |
364,113 |
1,007,134 |
* |
- |
- |
1,007,134 |
* |
||||||||
|
2,705,479 |
2,480,651 |
5,186,130 |
* |
- |
- |
5,186,130 |
* |
||||||||
|
1,354,927 |
1,868,725 |
3,223,652 |
* |
- |
- |
3,223,652 |
* |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
* |
- |
- |
- |
* |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
108,625 |
108,625 |
* |
- |
- |
108,625 |
* |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
107,854 |
107,854 |
* |
- |
- |
107,854 |
* |
||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||
|
- |
63,083 |
63,083 |
* |
- |
- |
63,083 |
* |
||||||||
All current directors and executive officers as a group (20 persons) |
12,682,813 |
10,208,713 |
22,891,526 |
2.8% |
- |
- |
22,891,526 |
2.7% |
||||||||
* Represents less than one percent of shares outstanding.
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
As of October 3, 2019, certain investment funds directly or indirectly managed by Apollo (the "Apollo Funds") informed the Company that they have pledged all of their shares of the Company's Common Stock, which as of March 11, 2025 amounted to 278,650,366 shares, pursuant to a margin loan agreement and related documentation, as thereafter amended from time to time, on a non-recourse basis. Apollo has informed the Company that the loan to value ratio of the margin loan on March 11, 2025 was equal to approximately 5.2%. Apollo has also informed the Company that the margin loan agreement contains customary default provisions and that in the event of a default under the margin loan agreement the secured parties may foreclose upon any and all shares of the Company's Common Stock pledged to them.
Certain members of the Company's executive team and certain employees of the Company were entitled to receive their share of the margin loan proceeds (based on their share ownership of the Apollo Funds) at such times as Apollo received its proceeds. Such persons had the option to either (a) receive such proceeds as distributed or (b) to defer receipt of such proceeds until their attributable share of the obligations under the margin loan have been satisfied in full. In the case of elections to receive such proceeds as distributed, such proceeds remain subject to recall until such time as all obligations under the margin loan agreement and related documentation are satisfied in full.
The Company has not independently verified the foregoing disclosure. When the margin loan agreement was entered into, and as requested when amended, the Company delivered customary letter agreements to the secured parties in which it has, among other things, agreed, subject to applicable law and stock exchange rules, not to take any actions that are intended to hinder or delay the exercise of any remedies by the secured parties under the margin loan agreement and related documentation, as amended. Except for the foregoing, the Company is not a party to the margin loan agreement and related documentation and does not have, and will not have, any obligations thereunder.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Units of TopCo Parent
The equity interests ofTopCo Parentconsist of Class A-1 Units and Class A-2 Units. Certain investment funds directly or indirectly managed by Apollo beneficially own 100% of the 346,416,667 issued and outstanding Class A-1 Units ofTopCo Parent, and the Koch Investor beneficially owns detachable warrants for the purchase of 7,620,730 Class A-1 Units inTopCo Parent. There are 2,351,282 issued and outstanding Class A-2 Units. The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership as of March 26, 2025 of the Class A-2 Units ofTopCo Parentby:
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Class A-2 Units Beneficially |
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Number |
% |
|||
NEOs and Directors(2) |
||||
|
100,904 |
4.3% |
||
|
88,795 |
3.8% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
|
436,428 |
18.6% |
||
|
196,613 |
8.4% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
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- |
-% |
||
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- |
-% |
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- |
-% |
||
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- |
-% |
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- |
-% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
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- |
-% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
|
- |
-% |
||
All current directors and executive officers as a group (20 persons) |
626,127 |
26.6% |
||
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's executive officers, directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's equity securities (the "10% Stockholders") to file reports of ownership and changes of ownership with the
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
To be considered for inclusion in next year's proxy statement and form of proxy, stockholder proposals for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received at our principal executive offices no later than the close of business on December 8, 2025, unless the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is more than 30 days before or after May 21, 2026, in which case the proposal must be received within a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy materials.
For any proposal or director nomination that is not submitted for inclusion in next year's proxy statement pursuant to the process set forth above, but is instead sought to be presented directly at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders are advised to review our Bylaws as they contain requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations. To be timely, in accordance with our Bylaws, the notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting. Accordingly, any such stockholder proposal or director nomination must be received between January 21, 2026 and February 20, 2026 for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In the event that the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after May 21, 2026, notice by the stockholder, to be timely, must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and no later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting. If the public announcement of the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is less than 100 days prior to such meeting, then to be timely, the notice by the stockholder must be received by us not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is made by the Company. All such proposals should be sent to our Secretary at
We advise you to review our Bylaws for additional stipulations relating to the process for identifying and nominating directors, including advance notice of director nominations and stockholder proposals. Copies of the pertinent Bylaw provisions are available on request to our Secretary at the address set forth above.
2025 PROXY STATEMENT |
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SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS PROXY STATEMENT
SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS PROXY STATEMENT
Q: |
Who is receiving these proxy materials? |
A: |
Holders of the Common Stock and holders of Class B Common Stock of the Company are receiving these proxy materials. We refer to the holders of Common Stock as our Common Stockholders. We refer to our holders of Class B Common Stock as our Class B Common Stockholders. We refer to all of our holders of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock together as "stockholders" in the proxy materials. |
Q: |
Why did I receive these proxy materials? |
A: |
The Board of Directors of the Company is soliciting proxies for our 2025 Annual Meeting. The Company will conduct its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT, by live audio webcast in lieu of an in-person meeting. The information included in this proxy statement relates to the proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, the voting process, the compensation of directors and our most highly paid executive officers, and other required information. Our annual report to stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 is available to review with this proxy statement. We are mailing a notice of the Annual Meeting (and, for those who request it, a paper copy of this proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy) to our stockholders on or about April 7, 2025. |
Q: |
Who can vote at the Annual Meeting? |
A: |
All stockholders of record at the close of business on March 26, 2025, the record date for this year's Annual Meeting, are entitled to attend and to vote on all items properly presented at the Annual Meeting, except that Class B Common Stockholders are not entitled to vote on the election of directors. |
Q: |
How can I vote my shares in person and participate at the Annual Meeting? |
A: |
You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting as well as vote and submit your questions during the live webcast of the meeting by visitinghttps://www.proxypush.com/ADTand entering the control number included in our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Online voting can be submitted athttps://www.proxypush.com/ADT. |
Q: |
What are my voting rights? |
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Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly presented at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly presented at the Annual Meeting, except for the election of directors. Shares of Class B Common Stock are voted on a one-to-one as-converted to Common Stock basis on the matters upon which the Class B Common Stockholders are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on March 26, 2025, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there was an aggregate of 846,995,186 shares of common stock outstanding consisting of 792,250,661 shares of Common Stock and 54,744,525 shares of Class B Common Stock. A list of all stockholders as of the record date will be available during ordinary business hours at the Company's principal place of business located at 1501 Yamato Road, You are not entitled to appraisal or dissenters' rights for any matter being voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting. |
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Who is asking me for my vote? |
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The Company is soliciting your proxy on behalf of the Board of Directors. We will pay the entire cost of this proxy solicitation, including the cost of preparing and mailing the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and the proxy statement. |
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What proposals will be voted on at the Annual Meeting? |
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The five matters scheduled to be voted on at the Annual Meeting are: 1.
The election of
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An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's NEOs;
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An amendment and restatement to the Company's A&RCertificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors;
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An amendment and restatement to the Company'sA&R Certificate of Incorporation to create a stockholder right to call a special meeting; and
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The ratification of the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. In addition, such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof may be voted on. Class B Common Stockholders are not entitled to vote upon the election of directors.
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How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote? |
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote: •
FORthe re-election of each of the director nominees, if you are a Common Stockholder;
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FORthe approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's NEOs;
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FORthe approval of an amendment and restatement to the Company'sA&R Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors;
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FORthe approval of an amendment and restatement to the Company'sA&R Certificate of Incorporation to create a stockholder right to call a special meeting;
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FORthe ratification of the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; and
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In your discretion on such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof, where no choice is specified.
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Why did I receive a one-page notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full printed set? |
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In accordance with the rules of the |
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Where can I view the proxy materials on the Internet? |
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The Notice provides you with instructions on how to: •
View proxy materials for the Annual Meeting via the Internet;
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Attend the live webcast of the Annual Meeting; and
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Instruct the Company to send future proxy materials to you by email.
You can view the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting online athttps://investor.adt.comby clicking on the dropdown menu entitled "Financials" and selecting "Annual Reports." |
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How do I vote? |
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If you are a stockholder on the record date, you may vote by following the instructions for voting in the Notice. If you receive paper copies of these proxy materials, you can vote by completing, signing and dating the proxy card you received from us and returning it in the enclosed envelope. You may also vote via the Internet by following the instructions for voting in the Notice. If you vote online, by phone or by mailing in a proxy card, you or your legally appointed proxy may still attend the Annual Meeting. |
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Can I change my vote after I have delivered my proxy? |
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Yes. You may change your vote at any time before voting concludes at the Annual Meeting by: Providing another proxy, or using any of the available methods for voting, with a later date; notifying the Company's Secretary in writing before the Annual Meeting that you wish to revoke your proxy; or voting during the live webcast of the meeting by visitinghttps://www.proxypush.com/ADTand entering the control number included in our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. |
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What is a quorum? |
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For the purposes of the Annual Meeting, a "quorum" is a majority in voting power of the combined outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock owned by stockholders on the record date entitled to vote at the meeting, represented in person or by proxy. Broker non-votes (as further described below) and abstentions are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. |
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What is broker "discretionary" voting? |
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Under the rules of the NYSE, brokers who have transmitted proxy materials to customers may vote the shares of customers who fail to provide voting instructions on "routine matters," but not on "non-routine matters." When a broker's customer does not provide the broker with voting instructions on non-routine matters, the broker cannot vote on those matters and instead reports the number of such shares as broker "non-votes." Broker non-votes are counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business, but they are not counted as shares voting. Thus, broker non-votes can have the effect of preventing approval of certain proposals where the number of affirmative votes, although a majority of the votes cast, does not constitute a majority of the voting power present. Non-routine matters include the election of directors (Proposal 1), the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's NEOs (Proposal 2) (say on pay), the amendment and restatement to the Company's A&R Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors (Proposal 3) and the amendment and restatement to the Company's A&R Certificate of Incorporation tocreate a stockholder right to call a special meeting(Proposal 4). Therefore, if you hold your shares in street name through a broker, you must cast your vote if you want it to count in respect of these non-routine matters. The ratification of the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm is a routine matter, so brokers will have discretion to vote any uninstructed shares on that proposal (Proposal 5). |
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How are matters presented at the Annual Meeting approved? |
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Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by our Common Stockholders at the Annual Meeting (Proposal 1). Class B Common Stockholders are not entitled to vote on the election of directors. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of voting power of the shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter is needed to approve the proposals to: (i) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's NEOs (Proposal 2), and (ii) ratify the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (Proposal 5). With respect to Proposal 3 and 4, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, is required to approve the amendments to the Company's A&R Certificate of Incorporation. With respect to all of the aforementioned proposals, abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the election of directors (Proposal 1). However, abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of votes "against" the proposal to approve the amendments to the Company's A&R Certificate of Incorporation |
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(Proposals 3 and 4). Abstentions will have the effect of votes "against" and broker non-votes will have no effect on the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's NEOs (Proposal 2). Abstentions will have the effect of votes "against" the proposal to ratify the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (Proposal 5). Because the ratification of the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm is a routine matter, brokers have discretion to vote uninstructed shares on this matter and as such we do not expect broker non-votes on Proposal 5. |
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May I vote confidentially? |
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Yes. Our policy is to keep your vote confidential, except as otherwise legally required, to allow for the tabulation and certification of votes and to facilitate proxy solicitation. |
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Who will count the votes? |
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A representative of Mediant will count the votes and act as the inspector of election for the Annual Meeting. |
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What if additional matters are presented at the Annual Meeting? |
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We do not know of any business to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than the proposals described in this proxy statement. If any other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, your properly executed proxy gives authority to |
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Where can I find the voting results from the Annual Meeting? |
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We will announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and will publish final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K that we will file with the |
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How can I obtain information about the Company? |
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A copy of our fiscal 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K is available on our website athttps://investor.adt.comby clicking on the dropdown menu entitled "Financials" and selecting "Annual Reports." Stockholders may also obtain a free copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, including the financial statements and the financial statement schedules, by visiting our website or by sending a request in writing to our Secretary at |
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When are stockholder proposals due for consideration at next year's annual meeting? |
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The Board of Directors, at the time of the preparation of this proxy statement, knows of no business to come before the Annual Meeting other than that referred to herein. If any other business should properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will have authority to vote, in their discretion, all shares represented by such proxies that have been received and not theretofore properly revoked.
We file our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, and other documents electronically with the
Our Investor Relations website address ishttps://investor.adt.com. We make available, free of charge through our Investor Relations website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the
Upon the written request of any record holder or beneficial owner of Common Stock or our Class B Common Stock entitled to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we will, without charge, provide a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the financial statements and the financial statement schedules, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentences, any time we use the words " expects," "intends," "will," "anticipates," "believes," "confident," "possible," "continue," "propose," "seeks," "could," "may," "should," "estimates," "forecasts," "might," "potential," "outlook," "goals," "objectives," "targets," "planned," "projects," and, in each case, their negative or other various or comparable terminology, and similar expressions, we intend to clearly express that the information deals with possible future events and is forward-looking in nature. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. For ADT, particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements include, without limitation:
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Forward-looking statements and information involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in, or reasonably inferred from, such statements, including without limitation, the risks and uncertainties disclosed or referenced in Part I Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 under the heading "Risk Factors." Therefore, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Much of the information in this proxy statement that looks toward future performance is based on various factors and important assumptions about future events that may or may not actually occur. As a result, our operations and financial results in the future could differ materially and substantially from those we have discussed in the forward-looking statements included in this proxy statement. Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
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The name of the Corporation is
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The address of the Corporation's registered office in the
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.01.Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is four billion one hundred million (4,100,000,000) shares of capital stock, of which three billion nine hundred ninety-nine million (3,999,000,000) shares shall be common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), one hundred million (100,000,000) shares shall be Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B Common Stock" and, together with the Common Stock, the "ADT Common Stock"), and one million (1,000,000) shares shall be preferred securities, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Securities"). Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Securities then outstanding, the number of authorized shares of any of the Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Securities may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or any successor provision thereof, and no vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Securities voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.
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Section 4.03.Preferred Securities. The Board is authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Securities, for the issuance from time to time of shares of Preferred Securities in one or more series and, by filing a certificate of designation (a "Preferred Securities Certificate of Designation") pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL, to establish from time
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to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, with such powers (including voting powers, if any), designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, as are stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance thereof adopted by the Board, including, but not limited to, determination of any of the following:
Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Securities shall be entitled to only such voting rights and powers, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, no vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Securities or ADT Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Securities so authorized in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of ADT Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Securities if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately as a class or together with the holders of one or more other such series as a separate class, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or pursuant to the DGCL. Unless otherwise provided by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board may, by resolution or resolutions, increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such
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series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Securities established by a Preferred Securities Certificate of Designation pursuant to thisArticle IVand the DGCL and, if the number of shares of such series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.
ARTICLE V
Section 5.01.General Powers. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.
Section 5.02.Number of Directors. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant toArticle IVand thisArticle V(relating to the rights of any series of Preferred Securities to elect additional directors), and subject to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2018, by and among the Corporation and certain affiliates of ApolloManagement VIII, L.P. and any of its Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange ActArticle VII hereof)(collectively, "Apollo")and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Stockholders Agreement"), the total number of directors shall be as determined from time to time exclusively by the Board;provided, that in no event shall the total number of directors be more than fifteen (15). Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws (as defined below) shall so require.
Section 5.03.Classified Board;Term of Office. The directors (other than those directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Securities, voting separately as a series or together with one or more other such series, as the case may be)elected or appointed to the Board prior to the 2028 annual meeting of stockholdersshall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III.The directors already in office as of the date of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall continue to be assigned to the classes to which each such director was elected.Each class shall consist, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of such directors. Class I directors shall initially serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the date the Common Stock is first publicly traded (the "IPO Date"), Class II directors shall initially serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the IPO Date andClass III directors shallinitiallyserveout their current three-year terms which expire at thefor a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholdersin 2026, and thereafter any Class III director shall stand for election to a one-year term; Class I directors shall serve out their current three-year terms which expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027, and thereafter any Class I director shall stand for election to a one-year term; Class II directors shall serve out their current three-year terms which expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028, and thereafter any Class II director shall stand for election to a one-year term. At each annual meeting of stockholders commencing with the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028 and at all subsequent annual meetings of stockholders, each directorfollowing the IPO Date. At each succeeding annual meeting, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meetingshall be elected for aone-yearterm expiring at thenextthird succeedingannual meeting of stockholdersand the Board shall no longer be classified under Section 141(d) of the DGCL. Until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028, if. Ifthe number of such directors is changed, any increase or decreasein directorshipsshall be apportionedby the Boardamong the classesof directors in effect prior to the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equalin number as is reasonably practicableas possible, and anysuchadditional director of any class elected to fill anewly created directorshipvacancyresulting from an increase in such classor from death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification of any director or any other reasonshall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no caseshalla decrease in the number of directorshave the effect of removing or shorteningremove or shortenthe term of any incumbent director.If authorized by a resolution of the Board, directors may be elected to fill any vacancy or unfilled directorship on the
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Board, regardless of how such vacancy or unfilled directorship shall have been created.Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director's earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification.The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to their respective class.
Section 5.04.Quorum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or applicable law, but in addition to any requirements set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, if Apollo owns, beneficially or of record, any shares of stock of the Corporation and there is at least one member of the Board who is an Apollo Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board shall include at least one Apollo Designee unless each Apollo Designee provides notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the remaining members of the Board waiving his or her right to be included in the quorum at such meeting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, but in addition to any other vote required by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or applicable law, at any time that Apollo owns, beneficially or of record, any shares of stock of the Corporation, the Corporation shall not (directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation or otherwise) amend, alter or repeal thisSection 5.04, or adopt any provision inconsistent herewith, without the prior written consent of Apollo.
Section 5.05.Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director or other cause, or any newly created directorship in the Board, shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders of the Corporation;provided, that, (i) for so long as Apollo owns, beneficially or of record, any shares of stock of the Corporation, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause in respect of any Apollo Designee shall be filled only by (x) a majority of the Apollo Designees then in office or (y) if there are no Apollo Designees then in office, Apollo, and (ii) for so long as the Co-Investor Condition (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) is satisfied, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause in respect of such Co-Invest Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) shall be filled as set forth in the Stockholders Agreement. Except as otherwise provided by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the class to which he or she has been appointed and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director's earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification.
Section 5.06.Removal of Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Stockholders Agreement or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, directors may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of such directors;provided,however, that, from and aftersuch time as Apollotheceases to beneficially own at least 50.1% of the outstanding shares of ADT Common Stock (the "Trigger Event")(as defined below)any such director or all such directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Co-Investor Condition is no longer satisfied, any Co-Invest Designee then in office shall thereupon automatically cease to be qualified and shall cease to be a director.
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Section 5.07.Voting Rights of Preferred Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Securities shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series of Preferred Securities, to elect directors, the election, term of office, removal, filling of vacancies (including filling any newly created directorships) any and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the other provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Securities Certificate of Designation). During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Securities have the right to elect additional directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such Preferred Securities shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to such provisions, and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director's right to hold such office terminates pursuant to such provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification. Except as otherwise provided by the Board in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Securities having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be reduced accordingly.
ARTICLE VI
In furtherance and not in limitation of the rights, powers, privileges and discretionary authority granted or conferred by the DGCL or other statutes or laws of the State of Delaware, the Board is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the "Bylaws"), without any action on the part of the stockholders.
ARTICLE VII
Section 7.01. Special Meetings of Stockholders. (a)Except as otherwise required by law, and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Securities, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by (x) the Chairman of the Board,or(y) the Secretary of the Corporation at the direction of a majority of the directors then in officeor (z) at the written request in proper form, made in accordance with this Article VII, by one or more record holders (or their duly authorized agents) owning (as defined below) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding common stock of the Corporation as of the date such request is delivered to the Corporation (the "Requisite Special Meeting Percent"). Special,and specialmeetings may not be called by any other person or persons.Any disposition by a requesting party (as defined below) after the date such request is delivered to the Corporation of any shares of common stock of the Corporation shall be deemed a revocation of such request with respect to such shares and such shares will not be included in determining whether the Requisite Special Meeting Percent has been satisfied.Notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as Apollo Management VIII, L.P. and any of its Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (collectively, "Apollo") ceases to beneficially own at least 50.1% of the outstanding shares of ADT Common Stock (the "Trigger Event"), special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be called by the Secretary of the Corporation at the written request of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding ADT Common Stock. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice.
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Section 7.02. Stockholder Special Meeting Requests. In order for a special meeting requested by one or more stockholders under this Article VII (a "Stockholder Requested Special Meeting") to be called, one or more written requests for a special meeting (each, a "Stockholder Special Meeting Request," and collectively, the "Stockholder Special Meeting Requests") must be signed by the Requisite Special Meeting Percent of record holders (or their duly authorized agents) and must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE VIII
To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders. Any repeal or amendment or modification of thisArticle VIII(including by changes in applicable law), or the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with thisArticle VIII, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide a broader limitation on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of any director or officer of the Corporation with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the time of such repeal or amendment or modification or adoption of such inconsistent provision. If any provision of the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of directors or officers shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
ARTICLE IX
Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Securities then outstanding to act by written consent as provided in any Preferred Securities Certificate of Designation, any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders;provided, that prior to the Trigger Event, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by or on behalf of the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the DGCL.
ARTICLE X
Section 10.01.Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "Proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative is or was, at any time during which this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is in effect (whether or not such person continues to serve in such capacity at the time any indemnification or payment of expenses pursuant hereto is sought or at the time any proceeding relating thereto exists or is brought), a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was at any such time serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation (hereinafter, an "Indemnitee"), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, shall be (and shall be deemed to have a contractual right to be) indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation (and any successor of the Corporation by merger or otherwise) to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or modified from time to time (but, in the case of any such amendment or modification, only to the extent that such amendment or modification permits the Corporation to provide greater indemnification rights than said law permitted the
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Corporation to provide prior to such amendment or modification), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators;provided,however, that except as provided inSection 10.04of thisArticle X, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized in the first instance by the Board.
Section 10.02.Advancement of Expenses. The right to indemnification conferred upon Indemnitees in thisArticle Xshall include the right, without the need for any action by the Board, to be paid by the Corporation (and any successor of the Corporation by merger or otherwise) the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its Final Disposition (as defined below), such advances to be paid by the Corporation within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time;provided,however, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter, the "Undertaking") by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of appeal (a "Final Disposition") that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under thisArticle Xor otherwise.
Section 10.03.Nature of Rights; Other Sources. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in thisArticle Xshall be contract rights between the Corporation and each Indemnitee to whom such rights are extended that vest at the commencement of such person's service to or at the request of the Corporation and all such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation or ceased to serve at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as described herein, and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators. The Corporation hereby acknowledges that certain Indemnitees may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance (other than directors' and officers' liability insurance or similar insurance obtained or maintained by or on behalf of the Corporation, its affiliates or any of the foregoing's respective subsidiaries) from persons or entities other than the Corporation (collectively, the "Other Indemnitors"). The Corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort of the Indemnitees (i.e., its obligations to an Indemnitee hereunder are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms hereof, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Other Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Other Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Other Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Corporation hereunder shall affect the foregoing and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, no person or entity providing directors' or officers' liability insurance or similar insurance obtained or maintained by or on behalf of the Corporation, any of its affiliates or any of the
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foregoing's respective subsidiaries, including any person or entity providing such insurance obtained or maintained as contemplated bySection 10.08, shall be an Other Indemnitor.
Section 10.04.Claims. To obtain indemnification under thisArticle X, a claimant shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the claimant and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the claimant is entitled to indemnification. Upon written request by a claimant for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of thisSection 10.04, a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to the claimant's entitlement thereto shall be made as follows: (i) if requested by the claimant, by Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) if no request is made by the claimant for a determination by Independent Counsel, (a) by the majority vote of Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), even though less than a quorum, (b) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if a majority of the Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the claimant, or (c) if a majority of Disinterested Directors so directs, by a majority of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board. If it is so determined that the claimant is entitled to indemnification, payment to the claimant shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.
Section 10.05.Enforcement. If a claim underSection 10.01of thisArticle Xis not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim pursuant toSection 10.04of thisArticle Xhas been received by the Corporation, or if a claim underSection 10.02of thisArticle Xis not paid in full by the Corporation within twenty (20) days after a written claim therefor has been made, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. It shall be a defense to any such action that (x) in the case of a claim for indemnification, the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed or (y) in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, that the claimant is not entitled to the requested advancement of expenses, but (except where the required Undertaking, if any, has not been tendered to the Corporation) the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board, Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board, Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 10.06.Procedures. If a determination shall have been made pursuant toSection 10.04of thisArticle Xthat the claimant is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant toSection 10.05of thisArticle X. The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant toSection 10.05of thisArticle Xthat the procedures and presumptions of thisArticle Xare not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in such proceeding that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of thisArticle X.
Section 10.07.Non-Exclusive Rights. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its Final Disposition conferred in thisArticle X:(i) shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise and (ii) cannot be terminated by the Corporation, the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission that is the subject of the Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought prior to the date of such termination. Any amendment, modification,
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alteration or repeal of thisArticle X(by merger, consolidation or otherwise) that in any way diminishes, limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an Indemnitee or his or her successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise shall be prospective only and shall not, without the written consent of the Indemnitee, in any way diminish, limit, restrict, adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission.
Section 10.08.Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
Section 10.09.Additional Rights. The Board may grant rights to indemnification, and rights to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in connection with any Proceeding in advance of its Final Disposition, to any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of thisArticle Xwith respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of current or former directors and officers of the Corporation.
Section 10.10.Severability. If any provision or provisions of thisArticle Xshall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of thisArticle X(including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of thisArticle Xcontaining any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of thisArticle X(including, without limitation, each such portion of any Section of thisArticle Xcontaining any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
Section 10.11.Definitions; Construction. For purposes of thisArticle X: "Disinterested Director" means a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by the claimant; and "Independent Counsel" means a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an independent practitioner, that is experienced in matters of corporate law and shall include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or the claimant in an action to determine the claimant's rights under thisArticle X. Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in thisArticle Xshall be deemed to refer exclusively to the officers appointed as such pursuant to the Bylaws by the Board or by an officer to whom the Board has delegated the power to appoint officers, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of "vice president" or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for purposes of thisArticle X.
Section 10.12.Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given to the Corporation under thisArticle Xshall be in writing and either delivered in person or sent by telecopy,
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fax, email, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, retureceipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be effective only upon receipt by the Secretary.
ARTICLE XI
Section 11.01.Recognition of Corporate Opportunities. In recognition and anticipation that (a) certain directors, officers, principals, partners, members, managers, employees, agents and/or other representatives of Apollo, the Co-Investor and their respective Affiliates may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation and its Affiliates, and (b) Apollo, the Co-Investor and their respective Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation and its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation and its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of thisArticle XIare set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as may involve Apollo, the Co-Investor and their respective Affiliates and any person or entity who, while a stockholder, director, officer or agent of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, is a director, officer, principal, partner, member, manager, employee, agent and/or other representative of Apollo, the Co-Investor and their respective Affiliates (each, an "Identified Person"), on the one hand, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its Affiliates and its and their respective stockholders, directors, officers, and agents in connection therewith, on the other. To the fullest extent permitted by law (including, without limitation, the DGCL), and notwithstanding any other duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise, whether at law or in equity), each Identified Person (i) shall have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise, whether at law or in equity) not to, directly or indirectly engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of every type and description, including those engaged in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its Affiliates or deemed to be competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, on its own account, or in partnership with, or as a direct or indirect equity holder, controlling person, stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate (including any portfolio company), member, financing source, investor, director or indirect manager, general or limited partner or assignee of any other person or entity with no obligation to offer to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or other Affiliates the right to participate therein and (ii) shall have the right to invest in, or provide services to, any person that is engaged in the same or similar business activities as the Corporation or its Affiliates or directly or indirectly competes with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.
Section 11.02.Competitive Opportunities. In the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be an investment, corporate or business opportunity or prospective economic or competitive advantage in which the Corporation or its Affiliates could have an interest or expectancy (contractual, equitable or otherwise) (a "Competitive Opportunity") or otherwise is then exploiting any Competitive Opportunity, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL and notwithstanding any other duty existing at law or in equity, the Corporation and its Affiliates will have no interest in, and no expectation (contractual, equitable or otherwise) that such Competitive Opportunity be offered to it. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any such interest or expectation (contractual, equitable or otherwise) is hereby renounced so that such Identified Person shall (i) have no duty to communicate or present such Competitive Opportunity to the Corporation or its Affiliates, (ii) have the right to either hold any such Competitive Opportunity for such Identified Person's own account and benefit or the account of the former, current or future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling persons, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, financing sources, investors, direct or indirect managers, general or limited partners or assignees of any Identified Person or to direct, recommend, assign or otherwise transfer such Competitive Opportunity to persons or entities other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, Affiliates or direct or indirect equity holders and (iii) notwithstanding any provision in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, not be obligated or liable to the Corporation, any stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation or any other person or entity by reason of
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the fact that such Identified Person, directly or indirectly, took any of the actions noted in the immediately preceding clause (ii), pursued or acquired such Competitive Opportunity for itself or any other person or entity or failed to communicate or present such Competitive Opportunity to the Corporation or its Affiliates.
Section 11.03.Acknowledgement. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation or any other interest in the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of thisArticle XI.
Section 11.04.Interpretation; Duties. In the event of a conflict or other inconsistency between thisArticle XIand any other Article or provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, thisArticle XIshall prevail under all circumstances. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, under no circumstances shall the provisions of thisArticle XI(other than thisSection 11.04of thisArticle XI) apply to (or result in or be deemed to result in a limitation or elimination of any duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise, whether at law or in equity)) owed by any employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, irrespective of whether such employee otherwise would be an Identified Person, and any Competitive Opportunity waived or renounced by any person or entity pursuant to such other provisions of thisArticle XIshall be expressly reserved and maintained by such person or entity, as applicable (and shall not be waived or renounced) as to any such employee.
Section 11.05.Section 122(17) of the DGCL. For the avoidance of doubt, subject toSection 11.04of thisArticle XI, thisArticle XIis intended to constitute, with respect to the Identified Persons, a disclaimer and renunciation, to the fullest extent permitted under Section 122(17) of the DGCL, of any right of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates with respect to the matters set forth in thisArticle XI, and thisArticle XIshall be construed to effect such disclaimer and renunciation to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.
Section 11.06.Definitions. Solely for purposes of thisArticle XI, (i) "Affiliate" shall mean (a) with respect to Apollo, any person or entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by Apollo, controls Apollo, or is under common control with Apollo, (b) with respect to the Co-Investor, any person or entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Co-Investor, controls the Co-Investor, or is under common control with the Co-Investor, but in each case in clauses (a) and (b), excluding (x) the Corporation, and (y) any entity that is controlled by the Corporation (including its direct and indirect subsidiaries), and (c) with respect to the Corporation, any person or entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; (ii) "Apollo" shall mean Apollo Management VIII, L.P.; and (iii) the "Co-Investor" shall mean the entity set forth on Exhibit A attached to the Stockholders Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine; and (b) the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have consented to the provisions of thisArticle XII.
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ARTICLE XIII
Section 13.01.Section 203 of the DGCL. The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
Section 13.02.Interested Stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not engage in any business combination (as defined below), at any point in time at which the ADT Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, with any interested stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three (3) years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
Section 13.03.Definitions. For purposes of thisArticle XIIIonly, references to:
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ARTICLE XIV
If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any Article (or section or subsection thereof) of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any Article (or any section or subsection thereof) of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE XV
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL, and all rights, preferences and privileges herein conferred upon stockholders by and pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in its current form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in thisArticle XV. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any greater or additional vote or consent required hereunder (including any vote of the holders of any particular class or classes or series of stock required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repealSection 4.03ofArticle IV, ArticlesV,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X,XI,XIIandXIII, and thisArticle XV.
From and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any additional or greater vote or consent required hereunder (including any vote of the holders of any particular class or classes or series of stock required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required in order for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal, in whole or in part, any provision of the Bylaws or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by a duly authorized officer as of this[●]17thday of[●]September,20202025.
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